Kyren Wilson ready to follow Ronnie O'Sullivan's lead in bid to regain World Snooker Championship crown
KYREN Wilson has pledged to be more like Ronnie O'Sullivan in a bid to improve his performances.
The decision came after his
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Defending champion Kyren Wilson crashed out of the Crucible
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The star could take a step back after advice from O'Sullivan to turn his form around
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A receptive Wilson said to
"I think you want to stay hungry. You want to keep enjoying it.
"And I think if you slog it out and you go tournament, tournament, tournament, tournament, it almost becomes too repetitive to the point where you stop enjoying it."
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The star did not feel impaired going into the tournament and was taken by surprise at
He said: "'It was definitely a unique feeling because that's probably the most confident I've ever gone into a World Championship.
"I really, really fancied winning it. [Lei] played some really inspired snooker and just hit the ground running in the evening session.
"So yeah, no complaints really."
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Wilson fell victim to snooker's infamous Crucible curse.
The curse refers to the inability of a first-time winner to retain their title since 1977 when the tournament moved to Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.
Kyren Wilson rolls his eyes at World Snooker Championship announcer live on BBC as 'curse' is instantly brought up
Reflecting on what was the biggest shock of the tournament with seven-time winner O'Sullivan could change Wilson's form.
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