'Not a matter of if, but when for me' – Kyren Wilson believes he is destined to become world snooker champion
Kyren Wilson completed an epic 10-8 victory over fellow former finalist Ding Junhui in the World Championship first round on Wednesday – then revealed he has destiny on his side in his bid to rule the world. Wilson hit breaks of 126, 101, 99, 95, 85, 65 and 62 with Ding contributing 122, 117, 110, 96, 82, 64, 55, 54, 54 and 51 in a terrific and taut encounter that could have gone either way before Wilson scrambled over the line in the final two frames. Ad/> Having recovered from 3-0 in the first session to oust the 2016 finalist, 30-year-old Wilson is in a bullish mood about his title prospects ahead of his last-16 meeting with 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham on Sunday and Monday.


