Wu califică în finală în timp ce Allen ratează lovitura de negru pentru victorie

BySteve SutcliffeBBC Sport Journalist at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield2 May 2026Updated 8 minutes agoMark Allen suffered a devastating final-frame defeat by Wu Yize – missing a match-winning black off its spot in an extraordinary penultimate frame that would have taken him into his first World Championship final.Wu, 22, who appears to be China’s new superstar in the making, looked down and out when he trailed 16-14, but reeled off three consecutive frames with breaks of 67, 52 and 71 to triumph 17-16 in one of the all-time Crucible classics.It was a heartbreaking conclusion for Allen, who broke down on 45 in the 31st frame and then somehow lost a nerve-shredding 32nd frame when he missed a simple black to win as the weight of pressure told. “I had my chances and completely blew it to be honest. I always fancy myself under pressure, but I didn’t cope with it today,” Allen told BBC Sport.”When you miss a black like that you don’t deserve to win. I had more than enough chances to win it. I wish Wu good luck.”I think he’s going to be world champion. Even though I’m devastated to lose that match, I think the right person is in the final.”Wu will now face England’s Shaun Murphy in the showpiece match, which begins on Sunday at 13:00 BST.World Championship 2026: Match schedule, BBC TV times & results1 minute agoA golden period for snooker – but are UK clubs returning from doldrums?1 day agoSix-time world champion Steve Davis and 2024 winner Kyren Wilson – working as studio pundits on BBC Two – had their heads in their hands as they tried to make sense of Allen’s incomprehensible miss.”You can forgive anyone anything at this stage,” Davis said.”I feel for Mark Allen and I know what he is going through. It is a shock. He will be in total shock.”Wilson, meanwhile, questioned Allen’s technique for a pot which should have been a formality.”Look at the bridge Mark Allen has got there. I am really surprised he hasn’t got his hand on the table.”I don’t think he can miss that with his hand on the table. Maybe it was just a bit of excitement. Unbelievable.”Wu’s journey to brink of world gloryHis victory means China have a finalist for a second successive year and it vindicates his decision to move to the UK as a 16-year-old to pursue his dream.Wu, who initially lived in a windowless flat and slept on the same bed as his father after the move, is now just one win away from the sport’s biggest prize and a winner’s cheque of £500,000.And judging by the manner he advanced past Peifan Lei, Mark Selby, Hossein Vafaei and now Allen, he looks ready follow to in the footsteps of last year’s champion Zhao Xintong – having been tipped as a future world champion by both Ronnie O’Sullivan and Murphy.”I feel I am still not recovering from the nerves. I feel sorry for Mark,” said Wu after his triumph.”I felt like I was losing the match, especially the second black in that frame. But I was able to take the opportunity.”In the last session I made some mistakes in safety p