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Kyren Wilson exits World Snooker Championship in dramatic first-round clash vs debutant
Kyren Wilson has crashed out of the World Snooker Championship in the first round after a shock 10-9 defeat against debuting player Lei Peifan. The reigning champion stormed into a 6-2 lead but staged an astonishing collapse at the Crucible, which involved Peifan winning seven consecutive frames to move 9-6 ahead.
Wilson launched a fightback of his own to leave his 21-year-old opponent sweating, winning three on the trot to make it 9-9 and force a decider. But the world No. 2 couldn’t complete the rescue mission as Peifan clinched a famous victory with an 80 break. Wilson has become the latest victim of the Crucible curse, which refers to no first-time champion retaining the title since the tournament moved to the Sheffield venue in 1977.
