In the final of the 2024 World Snooker Championship, Kyren Wilson played against Jack Jones, and there was no upset, Wilson defeated Jones 18-14 to win the championship strongly, and the world ranking changed.
Wilson is a post-90s celebrity, has won the ranking championship 5 times, and has also won the runner-up of the World Championships, his strength is naturally not to be underestimated, but in recent seasons, his condition is not ideal, this year's World Championships, Wilson set sail again, all the way to the final. Jones started from the qualifying round and advanced all the way to the finals, defeating opponents including Trump, becoming a super dark horse.
In the first period, Wilson started the game with a 7-0 run, and Jones pulled one back. In the second and third phases, Wilson still firmly held the initiative and withstood Jones's counterattack. In the fourth stage, Wilson won the match point 17-11, and Jones chased three games in a row, but Wilson still won the championship 18-14.
Subsequently, the latest world ranking was also updated, and the world No. 1 changed hands: Mark Allen topped the world No. 1, and the original world No. 1 O'Sullivan slipped four places to No. 5. Wilson, who won the championship, rose 9 places to 3rd, and Ding Junhui fell to 8th.
Jones, who won the runner-up, also achieved a significant climb, from the original 44th to 14th, and entered the ranks of the top 16, soaring 30 places.
The TOP16 are (from high to low): Allen, Trump, Kyren Wilson, Brechel, O'Sullivan, Selby, Murphy, Ding Junhui, Mark Williams, Carter, Gary Wilson, Zhang Anda, Tom Forde, Jack Jones, Hawkins, Higgins