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JAMES NALTON writes how if Si Jiahui can achieve the unimaginable and break Stephen Hendry’s record, it will be a huge moment for Chinese sport
Si Jiahui in action against Luca Brecel (not pictured) on day fourteen of the Cazoo World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Picture date: Friday April 28, 2023.
CHINESE revelation Si Jiahui has lit up the 2023 World Snooker Championship with a brand of exciting and proficient attacking snooker.
The 20-year-old’s displays have propelled him all the way to the semi-finals. Regardless of whether he makes it to the final or what happens in it, this 2023 tournament will be remembered for his performances.
In reaching this stage of snooker’s most prestigious competition at its legendary venue — the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield — he became the youngest semi-finalist at the tournament since Ronnie O’Sullivan in 1996 and the first debutant to reach them since Andy Hicks in 1995.
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