20-year-old Latvian Artjoms Žižins scores stunning win over reigning snooker world champion
Latvian snooker player Artjoms Žižins pulled off a sensational upset at Wuhan Open qualifying, defeating reigning world champion and world number four Wu Yize of China.
Snooker has seen a major upset after 20-year-old Latvian player Artjoms Žižins claimed the biggest win of his career, beating China's Wu Yize in a decisive qualifying match for the Wuhan Open tournament.
Wuhan Open is part of the professional World Snooker Tour (WST) series. Wu Yize currently holds the world championship title and is ranked fourth in the world, while Žižins entered the match ranked only 116th.
A tight match
The encounter was closely contested, with Žižins ultimately winning 5:4. The narrow scoreline shows how evenly matched the two players were, though it was the young Latvian who came out on top at the decisive moment.
Career significance
According to LSM, this is the biggest victory of Artjoms Žižins' career so far. Defeating the reigning world champion and a top-ranked player is a notable achievement for a young snooker player still far from the leading positions in the world rankings.
