THE CRUCIBLE Curse has struck again â as Kyren Wilson became the latest victim.
No first-time winner of the in this iconic Sheffield theatre has successfully retained the title.



, the best player on the planet this season, had hoped to change that dynamic this year in Sheffield but he crashed out in the first round.
He embarrassingly lost 10-x to fearless debutant Lei Peifan, who claimed the last XX frames of the contest.
The Warrior is the 20TH man that has been claimed by the Curse as he departed the tournament on the opening day.
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