“That means a lot.”Published on May 6th at 22:21
Result: Wilson 18-14 Jones
New world champion Kyren Wilson tells BBC Two:
“Can you imagine how embarrassing it would be if I lost and Bayley was dressed like that?” he said, pointing to his son, who was dressed in snooker attire with a proper waistcoat and bow tie.
“I want to say I’m sorry for yelling at Jack.” [shouting ‘come on’ on match ball] But it means so much to all of us.
“My mom and dad remortgaged and sacrificed their lives to get me here. So did my brother and his wife. The list goes on and on, but this is a huge team effort. It’s an effort.
“One of the worst things I’ve seen on YouTube is me crying with Jason Mohammed at the Masters, but this could be worse! I said I’d never do it again, but I can’t help it. Ta”
Hazel Irvin helps Kairen by offering tissues.
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