Why read this: This is a short, simple news story about a young man from China. Wu Yize won the biggest snooker game in the world, and he is one of the youngest winners ever. Students will read about a famous moment in sport. They will also see how a young player worked hard for his dream. The story is good for class talk about family, school, and goals.
What to notice: Notice the words frame and break. They have new meanings in this story. A frame is one small game inside the match. A break is when a player scores many points in one turn. Watch how the writer tells the story step by step. The score was very close, Wu almost lost, but he won at the end. Students should also notice how Wu talks about his parents.
Skills practised: Students practise reading a simple news story in clear order. They learn new sport words like frame, break, and world champion. They also practise finding facts in the text, such as the score and the names of the players. The open questions ask students to describe Wu's feelings and to list things that happened in the last part of the match.
China’s Wu Yize wins the world snooker title
Wu Yize, a young player from China, beat Shaun Murphy 18-17. He is now a snooker world champion.
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Wu Yize is a young snookersnooker: A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries — 斯诺克台球（一种球杆运动） player from China. On Monday, he won the biggest snooker game in the world. He beatbeat: To defeat someone in a competition or game. — 打败；击败 Shaun Murphy from England by a scorescore: To get points in a game or exam. — 得分；打分 of 18 to 17. Wu is now a world champion: the player who wins the biggest game in the world — 世界冠军. He is also one of the youngest players ever to win this big game.
Snooker is a game played on a long table with many balls. Each match has lots of small games inside it, and people call each small game a frame. To win a frame, a player must put balls into the holeshole: An empty space or opening in something. — 洞；孔. When a player scores many points in one turn, it is called a break. To win the wholewhole: Entire, undivided — 整个的 match, a player must win 18 frames first.
Wu and Murphy played for many hours, and they took turns winning frames. The score stayed very close all night. The lastlast: Coming at the end; final — 最后的 game became a final-frame decider: a snooker match where the very last small game decides the winner — 决胜局. This means the winnerwinner: A person or team that wins a competition, race, or game. — 获胜者；优胜者 of the last frame wins the whole match. This kind of endingending: The last part of a story, film, or event. — 结尾；结局 is very rarerare: Not happening very often, or not common. — 稀有的；罕见的 in snooker.
Wu was almostalmost: Very nearly but not completely. — 几乎；差不多 going to lose because he missed an easy ball before the last frame. But he stayed calmcalm: (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety — 平静的 under pressurepressure: The force produced by pressing against something, or the stress and worry caused by having too much to deal with. — 压力. In the last frame, he scored many points in one turn, and this was his match-winning break: a long run of points that wins the whole match — 锁定胜局的一杆. After the game, Wu huggedhug: To cling closely together — 紧贴 Murphy. Murphy said Wu played very well. But Murphy was sad, because he has now lost his last four big finals.
Wu said his parents are his biggest help. Years ago, he chose to drop out of school: leave school early before finishing — 辍学 so he could play snooker. His father was always there with him. He said his mother also had a hard time over the years, and he loves them very much. After this win, Wu moves up to fourth in the world rankings: the list that puts the best players in order from first to last — 世界排名. He follows Zhao Xintong. In 2025, Zhao became the first player from China to win this title.
Wu Yize is a young snookersnooker: A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries — 斯诺克台球（一种球杆运动） player from China. On Monday, he won the biggest snooker game in the world. He beatbeat: To defeat someone in a competition or game. — 打败；击败 Shaun Murphy from England by a scorescore: To get points in a game or exam. — 得分；打分 of 18 to 17. Wu is now a world champion: the player who wins the biggest game in the world — 世界冠军. He is also one of the youngest players ever to win this big game.
Snooker is a game played on a long table with many balls. Each match has lots of small games inside it, and people call each small game a frame. To win a frame, a player must put balls into the holeshole: An empty space or opening in something. — 洞；孔. When a player scores many points in one turn, it is called a break. To win the wholewhole: Entire, undivided — 整个的 match, a player must win 18 frames first.
Wu and Murphy played for many hours, and they took turns winning frames. The score stayed very close all night. The lastlast: Coming at the end; final — 最后的 game became a final-frame decider: a snooker match where the very last small game decides the winner — 决胜局. This means the winnerwinner: A person or team that wins a competition, race, or game. — 获胜者；优胜者 of the last frame wins the whole match. This kind of endingending: The last part of a story, film, or event. — 结尾；结局 is very rarerare: Not happening very often, or not common. — 稀有的；罕见的 in snooker.
Wu was almostalmost: Very nearly but not completely. — 几乎；差不多 going to lose because he missed an easy ball before the last frame. But he stayed calmcalm: (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety — 平静的 under pressurepressure: The force produced by pressing against something, or the stress and worry caused by having too much to deal with. — 压力. In the last frame, he scored many points in one turn, and this was his match-winning break: a long run of points that wins the whole match — 锁定胜局的一杆. After the game, Wu huggedhug: To cling closely together — 紧贴 Murphy. Murphy said Wu played very well. But Murphy was sad, because he has now lost his last four big finals.
Wu said his parents are his biggest help. Years ago, he chose to drop out of school: leave school early before finishing — 辍学 so he could play snooker. His father was always there with him. He said his mother also had a hard time over the years, and he loves them very much. After this win, Wu moves up to fourth in the world rankings: the list that puts the best players in order from first to last — 世界排名. He follows Zhao Xintong. In 2025, Zhao became the first player from China to win this title.
Questions
Check your understanding
- 01
What was the final score of the match?
- 02
Why did Wu leave school?
- 03
Who was the first player from China to win this big game?
- 04
Describe how Wu felt about his parents. Use two or three sentences.
Suggested length: ~50 words
- 05
Name three things that happened in the last frame of the match.
Suggested length: ~50 words
Questions
Check your understanding
- 01
What was the final score of the match?
- 02
Why did Wu leave school?
- 03
Who was the first player from China to win this big game?
- 04
Describe how Wu felt about his parents. Use two or three sentences.
Suggested length: ~50 words
- 05
Name three things that happened in the last frame of the match.
Suggested length: ~50 words