KYREN WILSON will not attempt a “silly no-look” shot in high-pressurised situations or if big money is on the line – because he says his wife “would kill me”.
The Warrior is flying home from China £210,000 richer after lifting the Shanghai Masters following a 11-9 victory in the final over Ali Carter.
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In his first match of the season, a 6-5 second-round win over Si Jiahui, Wilson was on 97 in the final-frame decider with one ball left on the table.
Unexpectedly, he decided to “entertain” the crowd by turning his head to the side, as if it was an exhibition, as he cued up for the century break.
That final black, which was on its spot, was missed and it meant there was no seventh century in that clash, which would have been a record for a match consisting of 11 frames.
Wilson, 33, was unaware that had he potted the ball normally it would have gone down in the record books.
The Kettering cueist had no regrets about his antics and his priority, given the frame had been sealed, was “to have a little bit of fun” and “do things a little bit differently”.
However, speaking to SunSport following his first title success of the season, Wilson admits he would NOT do this again if the ball he was aiming for had more riding on it.
Considering how much money could be on the line in the future, he would be in serious trouble at home if he reattempted the cheeky shot again.
The world No2 said: “Every ounce of me would love to say, yes, I’ll do it again. But, no.
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“At the end of the day, I’m a professional. I wouldn’t do it in a winning moment.
“It’s all well and good doing it on a century, but no, I couldn’t do it in a winning moment. Not if there was a trophy on the line.
“Not only that, I think my wife would kill me. Maybe if I get to the deciding frame and I need the black for a century…
“I was meant to be on talkSPORT the next day to talk about it.
“Unfortunately they couldn’t get through because of the signal. There was a typhoon and they couldn’t get to me.
“It was all about that debate: Would I have done it again? Trying to do something different in snooker gets people talking. It’s all good for the game.”
The Englishman became world champion in May 2024 and then played as much as he could, winning four ranking titles in the 2024-25 season.
Yet his Crucible campaign was a disaster – it was ended in the first round, on day one, by debutant Lei Peifan as the Curse claimed another victim.
The next few weeks were extremely difficult but it was only by playing in exhibitions around the globe and the love and support of his family that pulled him through the “dark” times.
The father-of-two – next in action in the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters in Jeddah – said: “It really, really hurt to lose in the first round.
“I was in quite a dark place for a couple of weeks.
“I was meant to be working for the BBC straight after that. I did one day and said to the producer, I’ve got to get out of here. I can’t do it. I don’t want to be here.
“I had some exhibitions which took my mind off it fairly quickly. We travelled all over. We went to Dubai, China, Hong Kong and then Helsinki. So, thank god for that really.
“God knows what I’d have been doing otherwise.
“I gave so much last year. It was important to kick on this year and start in the same vein.
“The world championships have gone now – I’ll try my best to learn from it.”
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