Yize Wu

Bio

Wu Yize defeated Shaun Murphy 18-17 at the Crucible Theatre to win the 2026 World Snooker Championship.

The 22-year-old became the second youngest world champion in history and the second player from China, after Zhao Xintong, to lift the famous trophy.

His maiden ranking title came at the 2026 International Championship, where he defeated John Higgins 10-6 in the final.

He first reached a ranking event final at the 2024 English Open, where he defeated Chris Totten, Stuart Bingham, Ali Carter, Ben Woollaston, world number one Judd Trump and Ishpreet Chadha before losing out to Neil Robertson 9-7 in the final.

The 2024 Scottish Open saw Wu reach his second ranking final before losing out to fellow countryman Lei Peifan 9-5 in the title match.

In 2023, he qualified for the televised stages of the World Championship for the first time with victories against Allan Taylor, Tian Pengfei and Chris Wakelin. At the Crucible, he lost out 10-3 to Australia’s Robertson, who notably made two breaks of 146 during the match. He made his second appearance at the Crucible in 2025 where he was defeated 10-8 by Mark Williams.

Amateur Career

The Chinese prospect burst onto the international scene at the 2019 International Championship in Daqing. Competing as a wildcard, the youngster took four-time world champion John Higgins to a deciding frame, eventually losing 6-5.

In 2020, he reached the semi-final so the WSF Junior Open in Malta, before losing out in the last eight of the main WSF Open competition a week later.

He also made his debut at the professional World Championship, securing wins against Ashley Hugill and Robbie Williams, before falling to former Masters champion Alan McManus in the third qualifying round.

Wu earned a place on the World Snooker for the first time at the 2021 CBSA Qualifiers in Beijing.

Career Honours

WST Ranking Event Titles (2)

• 2025/26: International Championship, World Championship