Reigning champion Kyren Wilson holds a 6-3 lead over Lei Peifan in the first match of his world title defence at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

Kyren Wilson fell victim to the “Crucible curse” as he crashed out in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in a 10-9 defeat by China’s world No 39 Lei Peifan.

Kyren Wilson picked up his third title of the season so far at the German Masters on Sunday night, enjoying the best campaign of his career after ending the last as world champion.

Kyren Wilson pocketed £500,000 after beating Jak Jones 18-14 in the final But he admitted he subsequently got a 'taste for beer' during his celebrations He ultimately decided to rein it in to ...

The world snooker championship has opened with a huge shock after defending champion Kyren Wilson was beaten by tournament debutant Lei Peifan of China 10-9 at the Crucible Theatre.

Kyren Wilson has been brutally told he is "not in the same bracket" as Judd Trump or Mark Selby by snooker rival Matthew Selt. World No. 33 Selt did not hold back in his comments ahead of his ...

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Kyren Wilson is ready to make a huge decision after the shock end to his reign as World Snooker champion.The 33-year-old won the tournament for the fi. Jump directly to the content.

Reigning champion Kyren Wilson has ignited a bitter row with Shaun Murphy on the eve of the World Snooker Championship over an incident that happened during the Masters final earlier this year ...

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — The world snooker championship opened with a huge shock when defending champion Kyren Wilson was beaten by tournament debutant Lei Peifan of China 10-9 at the Crucible ...

Wilson has been one of the best players in the world this season and arrived at the Crucible as the top seed and one of the favorites. He looked in control when taking a 6-3 lead after the first ...

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — The world snooker championship opened with a huge shock when defending champion Kyren Wilson was beaten by tournament debutant Lei Peifan of China 10-9 at the Crucible… ...