KYREN WILSON’s Tour Championship clash with Ding Junhui was TWICE suspended after he suffered a nosebleed.
The Kettering cueist’s nose started bleeding profusely midway through the quarter-final, to the shock of those in attendance and thousands of snooker fans watching at home.
Kyren Wilson suffered a serious nosebleed during this Tour Championship clash with Ding Junhui[/caption]
ITV immediately panned the cameras away from a blood-soaked Wilson before playing B-roll footage[/caption]
Ding Junhui was leading 5-1 at the time and eventually moved into a 6-1 lead[/caption]
He received treatment to stem the flow and eventually returned to the table.
But it started bleeding again a few moments later, prompting concerns he may have to withdraw from the match.
Commentator Dave Hendon said: “The referee has taken Ding out of the arena, he’s been told what’s happening.
“Play is suspended, unfortunately. You never know what’s going to happen in snooker.”
He later added: “We wish him well we hope he’s able to resume this match.”
Retired cueist Alan McManus said: “It’s never happened to me, but I do remember playing in the Masters one year when my nose was dripping just with the cold.
“It’s really annoying. “I ended up putting a bit of tissue up my nose to stop the dripping.
“Obviously, Kyren is having to take a time out.”
List of all-time Snooker World Champions
BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.
Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each.
- 1969 – John Spencer
- 1970 – Ray Reardon
- 1971 – John Spencer
- 1972 – Alex Higgins
- 1973 – Ray Reardon (2)
- 1974 – Ray Reardon (3)
- 1975 – Ray Reardon (4)
- 1976 – Ray Reardon (5)
- 1977 – John Spencer (2)
- 1978 – Ray Reardon (6)
- 1979 – Terry Griffiths
- 1980 – Cliff Thorburn
- 1981 – Steve Davis
- 1982 – Alex Higgins (2)
- 1983 – Steve Davis (2)
- 1984 – Steve Davis (3)
- 1985 – Dennis Taylor
- 1986 – Joe Johnson
- 1987 – Steve Davis (4)
- 1988 – Steve Davis (5)
- 1989 – Steve Davis (6)
- 1990 – Stephen Hendry
- 1991 – John Parrott
- 1992 – Stephen Hendry (2)
- 1993 – Stephen Hendry (3)
- 1994 – Stephen Hendry (4)
- 1995 – Stephen Hendry (5)
- 1996 – Stephen Hendry (6)
- 1997 – Ken Doherty
- 1998 – John Higgins
- 1999 – Stephen Hendry (7)
- 2000 – Mark Williams
- 2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 2002 – Peter Ebdon
- 2003 – Mark Williams (2)
- 2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
- 2005 – Shaun Murphy
- 2006 – Graeme Dott
- 2007 – John Higgins (2)
- 2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3)
- 2009 – John Higgins (3)
- 2010 – Neil Robertson
- 2011 – John Higgins (4)
- 2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4)
- 2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5)
- 2014 – Mark Selby
- 2015 – Stuart Bingham
- 2016 – Mark Selby (2)
- 2017 – Mark Selby (3)
- 2018 – Mark Williams (3)
- 2019 – Judd Trump
- 2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
- 2021 – Mark Selby (4)
- 2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7)
- 2023 – Luca Brecel
- 2024 – Kyren Wilson
Most World Titles (modern era)
- 7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
- 4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby
- 3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams
- 2 – Alex Higgins
Following a half-hour delay, Wilson eventually returned to the table.
But he was unable to turn the tide as a red-hot Ding secured his sixth frame to move into a 6-1 lead.
Wilson, who is no stranger to a mid-match nosebleed, will return to finish the first-to-19-frames match at 7pm.
The most famous of Wilson’s mid-match nosebleeds came in his 2018 World Championship semi-final against John Higgins.