The 22-year-old, who is only the third Chinese player to reach the showpiece match at the Crucible, will face Northern Irishman Shaun Murphy.

The Chinese 22-year-old surged into a 6-2 lead against Mark Allen after a power outage while Shaun Murphy was pegged back by John Higgins in their semi-final

Shaun Murphy came from behind in the last session to beat John Higgins 17-15 to reach his fifth final, where he will face Mark Allen or Wu Yize

Mark Allen missed a simple black that would have given him a 17-15 victory and Wu Yize won the decider, after Shaun Murphy came from behind to beat John Higgins 17-15

The 22-year-old, who is only the third Chinese player to reach the showpiece match at the Crucible, will face Northern Irishman Shaun Murphy.

Wu Yize will carry a 10-7 lead into the second day of his World Snooker Championship final against Shaun Murphy

Wu Yize takes 10-7 overnight lead over Shaun Murphy into second and final day – who will be crowned world champion? Find out with Daniel Harris

Wu Yize becomes the second-youngest player to be crowned a Crucible champion, defeating Shaun Murphy 18-17 in a compelling World Championship final.

Wu Yize has won the World Snooker Championship final, beating Shaun Murphy 18-17, with a break of 85 in the deciding frame

The new world champion is the fourth consecutive first-time winner and the UK game faces a challenge to keep up with investment in Asia