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China's Wu Yize wins last-frame thriller to reach snooker world final
- On Saturday, Chinese snooker player Wu Yize defeated Northern Irishman Mark Allen 17-16 at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, reaching his first World Snooker Championship final.
- Leading 16-15 in the 32nd frame, Allen missed a straightforward final black, handing Wu an unexpected opportunity to level at 16-16 and force a decisive final frame.
- Allen told BBC Sport, "You don't deserve to be in a world final if you're missing balls like that," acknowledging the pressure cost him the match.
- Shaun Murphy awaits Wu in Sunday's best-of-35 final after defeating four-time world champion John Higgins 17-15 in the other semi-final.
- Wu becomes the third Chinese player to reach a world final, hoping to emulate compatriot Zhao Xintong, who won the championship 12 months ago.
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Snooker fan thrown out of World Championship match after protest over 'Epstein Files'
A spectator was ejected from Sheffield's Crucible Theatre on Saturday evening after disrupting the World Snooker Championship semi-final between Wu Yize and Mark Allen with shouts referencing the Epstein Files.The unusual disruption took place at the most critical moment of the match, as the two players prepared to contest the decisive 33rd frame of their tense last-four encounter.As Wu readied himself to play, a voice from the audience cried ou…
·London, United Kingdom
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At the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield on Saturday evening, it became clear that Englishman Shaun Murphy (WS 8th) and Chinese Wu Yize (WS 10th) will play for the World Championship title on Sunday.
·Estonia
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C 29%
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