About Kyren Wilson
Kyren Wilson (; born 23 December 1991) is an English professional snooker player from Kettering. He is a former World Snooker Champion and has won 10 ranking titles. Wilson made his professional tour debut in the 2010–11 season after finishing fifth in the 2009–10 International Open Series rankings. He dropped off the tour after one season but regained his tour card for the 2013–14 season and has played professionally since. In September 2015, while ranked 54th in the world, he won his first ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final of the Shanghai Masters. His other ranking titles include the 2019 German Masters, where he defeated David Gilbert 9–7 in the final; the 2022 European Masters, where he defeated Barry Hawkins 9–3 in the final; the inaugural 2024 Xi'an Grand Prix, where he defeated Trump 10–8 in the final; the 2024 Northern Ireland Open, where he defeated Trump 9–3 in the final; and the 2025 German Masters, where he defeated Hawkins 10–9 in the final. He also won the 2025 Players Championship, beating Trump 10-9 in the final. Wilson has played in five Triple Crown finals, two at the World Snooker Championship and three at the Masters. He lost to Mark Allen and Shaun Murphy in the Masters finals of 2018 and 2025 respectively, both times by a 7–10 scoreline, and lost 8–18 to Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2020 World Snooker Championship final. He won his first world title and first Triple Crown title at the 2024 World Snooker Championship, beating Jak Jones 18–14 in the final, and won his second Triple Crown title at the 2026 Masters, defeating John Higgins 10–6 in the final. He has compiled more than 500 century breaks in professional competition, including five maximum breaks. He also won out in the 2025 Players Championship defeating rival Judd Trump 10-9.
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