Person in history
Kyren Wilson
Kyren Wilson, English snooker player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1991 · December 23
- Age this year
- 35No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- snooker player. Citizenship: United Kingdom
- Born
- 35th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Wilson and his wife Sophie have two sons. [ 1 ] He is a Chelsea F.C. supporter and is close friends with darts player Ricky Evans . [ 2 ] ^ "Emotional Kyren Wilson hails family support after first World Snooker Championship title" . RTÉ.ie . 7 May 2024 . Retrieved 7 May 2024 . ^ "Kyren Wilson: Five things about new world snooker champion" . The Independent . PA Sport. 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024.
Kyren Wilson is an English professional snooker player from Kettering. He is a former World Snooker Champion and has won 10 ranking titles.
Path and career
Career Early career (2009–2013) During the 2009–10 season , Wilson won the sixth event of the  International Open Series having already finished runner-up in the third event, and he finished the season fifth in the rankings. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This gave Wilson a place on the World Snooker Tour for the 2010–11 snooker season . [ 3 ] In the UK Championship he defeated Paul Davison 9–6 and Ian McCulloch 9–8, before losing 4–9 to Rory McLeod in the third round. [ 4 ]
Career finals Ranking finals: 18 (10 titles) Legend World Championship (1–1) Other (9–7) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref. Winner 1. 2015 Shanghai Masters Judd Trump 10–9 [ 1 ] Runner-up 1. 2016 Indian Open Anthony McGill 2–5 [ 2 ] Runner-up 2. 2017 World Open Ding Junhui 3–10 [ 3 ] Runner-up 3. 2017 English Open Ronnie O'Sullivan 2–9 [ 4 ] Winner 2. 2018 Paul Hunter Classic Peter Ebdon 4–2 [ 5 ] Winner 3. 2019 German Masters David Gilbert 9–7 [ 6 ]
Why this date
Kyren Wilson appears on our December 23 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1991.
- September 17Linux
- August 11Nickelodeon
- August 17Strathfield massacre
- September 9Tajikistan
- September 17Estonia
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1991Phil Ofosu-AyehSeptember 15
- 1991Ksenia AfanasyevaSeptember 13
- 1991Toby RegboOctober 18
- 1991Shayne ToppSeptember 14
- 1991Nana (entertainer)September 14
- 1991Scott WoottonSeptember 12
- 1991Mike TowellSeptember 12
- 1991Lee Jung-shinSeptember 15
Sources
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“Kyren Wilson”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/kyren-wilson, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Kyren Wilson
When was Kyren Wilson born?
December 23 1991.
How old would Kyren Wilson be today?
35 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on December 23?
Spencer Daniels, Jori Lehterä, David Szymanski and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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