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Wu Yize sees off Yuan Sijun to seal Shenzhen Open success

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Wu won his third ranking title on Sunday (Credit: WST)

Wu Yize won the third ranking title of his career, after beating good friend Yuan Sijun 10-5 to claim the Shenzhen Open crown.

The World champion captured his first silverware since landing the Crucible crown in May, as he won seven of the last eight frames to prevail in the showpiece at Bao’an Sports Centre.

Wu climbs to a career high second in the WST rankings, after scooping the top prize of £177,000, and follows Ding Junhui and Zhao Xintong as the only Chinese players to win three ranking titles.

Yuan, who was the 17th player from China to reach a ranking final, faded as the contest went on but, nevertheless, will move up to 26th in the rankings following his run in Shenzhen.

“This time, I was able to be a little more composed than I was in winning my previous two titles,” Wu told WST. “I’ve grown both physically and mentally compared with before. I just hope I can continue to get better from here, and keep pushing myself to break through.

“There have definitely been a lot of voices around me recently, and I felt that I needed to keep improving, win another title and keep pushing myself towards my peak. So, this is another breakthrough for me.

“Today, Yuan put me under a lot of pressure in the first session. In the second session, he was probably under a little bit of pressure as well.

“I believe Yuan will definitely win a title in the future. He just needs to go through a few more of these experiences. I’m really happy for him. I think every breakthrough in a player’s career brings a huge amount of happiness. That feeling is something nothing else can give you.”

The first two frames of the seventh ranking final between two Chinese players were shared. Wu – fresh from a 6-1 semi-final rout of Judd Trump – opened with 117 and though Yuan responded with runs of 61 and 62, a break of 80 helped move the World champion 3-1 to the good.

Yuan, who beat Jimmy Robertson on the final pink in the last four, hit back by winning the next two frames on the colours, before a contribution of 61 put him ahead for the first time at 4-3.

He looked set for 5-3 after a break of 71 in frame eight. However, Wu produced a superb 59 clearance to snatch it on the black, before a break of 69 moved him back in front at 5-4.

Wu, who was on the brink of defeat at 4-3 down against Jamie Clarke in his heldover match, won two of the opening three frames of the evening session, with runs of 74 and 62 putting him 7-5 to the good.

Aided by a contribution of 56, the world number four closed in on victory as he took the next two frames, before a run of 41 proved enough to get him over the line.

“I played quite well in the first half of the tournament, but over the final two days, I didn’t perform at the level I know I’m capable of,” Yuan added. “So, hopefully I can do better next time. I just didn’t play very well tonight, and I wasn’t able to put him under enough pressure.

“I just felt like my whole body was completely out of sorts. I felt really uncomfortable, and no matter how I tried to aim or strike the ball, it just didn’t feel right. So, the whole day was actually quite frustrating for me.

“Hopefully, this run will give me a little more confidence for my future matches going forward, so that I can play my own game better.”