KYREN WILSON jokes he has had his “Britney Spears moment” after a close shave with the barbers back home.
The Warrior flew out to Berlin for this week’s German Masters after getting a buzz cut off his barber in Northamptonshire.
Kyren Wilson joked he had a ‘Britney Spears moment’ at a recent visit to the Barbers[/caption]
Britney Spears shaved off her long blonde hair in 2007[/caption]
Wilson opted for a buzz cut after a recent hair nightmare[/caption]
In his mind, it brought back memories of the American pop singer shaving off her long blonde hair in 2007 in an unexpected act of rebellion and liberation from the perils of fame and attention.
The world No.2 – who won a maiden world title last May with blond highlights – laughed: “I’ve had a Britney Spears moment!
“I had the blond hair, then I dyed it back. It was all mismatched. Just the length of my hair, it’s a nightmare.
“I’m having to have my haircut once a week. I think the positives to take from this is I have got a good hair line.
“I just said to my barber: ‘Let’s just start again.’ So we did a buzz cut, the same level all over, My hair will be back in a week-and-a-half, don’t worry about that.”
Wilson, 33, had a hair-raising moment on Wednesday when he fell 2-0 down to China’s Zhou Yuelong, the guy who smashed him 6-0 at the Shanghai Masters last July.
But the Englishman rallied back to win 5-3, sealing the victory with a 100 that involved a no-look hit on the final black.
In the Last 16, Wilson now faces Jak Jones, the person he beat over two days in the World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible.
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When he lost 10-7 to Shaun Murphy in this month’s Masters final, Wilson joked that the Magician, 42, had “turned into an old man, so he needs this more than me”.
One Murphy-supporting fan at Ally Pally heard that remark and cruelly responded: “Yeah, he still kicked your a*** though, didn’t he?”
Judd Trump criticised Wilson’s comments that were the talk of the players’ lounge, saying “I don’t think he particularly put himself in good light” and claiming he is “not the best loser”.
Asked for his reaction to everything that had been said since the Masters ceremony, Wilson said: “It just cracks me up. It’s funny to read and listen to.
“It shows how many people are interested in the after-speech and stuff like that.
“It’s nice to have a bit of banter. You don’t want to see the same old boring speeches.
“I just had a bit of fun with it. I felt like I was still respectful, given how well he had played all week, and was a deserved champion.
“A few people took it wrong, which is fine, that’s fair enough. I was sore after losing.
“I’m not going to be false and do the ‘old’ speech.
“I’m not about that. I’d rather pour my heart out. You see me cry in the after speeches before. You’ve seen me laugh.
“See my kids come on. It’s just nice to have a bit of fun sometimes.”
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
