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World Snooker Championship 2026: Wu Yize in control of Crucible final against Shaun Murphy

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Figure caption, Wu wins final frame of session to lead Murphy 10-7 By Steve Sutcliffe BBC Sport journalist at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Wu Yize opened up a 10-7 lead over Shaun Murphy in the World Championship final to put himself on course to become the second-youngest player to be crowned a Crucible champion. The 22-year-old is three months younger than Murphy was at the time of his only world title to date in 2005 and would sit only behind Stephen Hendry, who was 21 when he triumphed for the first time in 1990. If Wu can hold off the Englishman on Monday, he would also follow in Zhao Xintong's footsteps to become the second successive winner from China. On the evidence of Sunday's second session, that is becoming a realistic prospect for a player who moved to Sheffield from his home city of Lanzhou with his father as a 16-year-old to pursue his dream.…

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