London, May 5 -- Wu Yize became the second Chinese to win World Snooker Championship following Zhao Xintong's triumph last year, defeating England's Shaun Murphy 18-17 at the Crucible Theatre here.
Wu, 22, also became the second-youngest Crucible winner after Stephen Hendry who was 21 in 1990.
He lifted the trophy after the final, with his parents standing by his side on Monday.
"They are the true champion, since the moment I devoted myself to snooker, my father has always been my company, my mother also went through ups and downs in these years. They are and always will be my motivation," said Wu, who moved to Sheffield at 16 years old and lived in a tiny room with his father for a long time.
Wu took an early 3-0 lead before Murphy fou...