KYREN WILSON apologised to Jak Jones live on TV immediately after emotionally winning his first Crucible title.

The Warrior crushed the spirited comeback of qualifier Jones 18-14 in a tense-filled final of the World Snooker Championship.

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Wilson cried tears of joy as he hugged his brother and sons, with one shouting: “World Champion…get in there!”

He then gave a tearful interview to the BBC, saying: “I’d like to say sorry to Jak for that outburst. It means so much to us.

“My parents have re-mortgaged, sacrificed their whole lives to keep me here. My brother, too. It’s a massive team effort.

“I said I would never cry again but I have. Jak was so tough. I don’t know if there are any people left in Wales, the amount of people cheering for him.

“My kids said in a TV interview that their sporting idol was (Cristiano) Ronaldo – hopefully I have overtaken him now!”

Wilson is the 23rd different world champion and leapfrogs Ronnie O’Sullivan into a career high world No.3 spot with the £500,000 top prize.

And Jones, the new world No.14, may not have his name on the silver lady trophy despite his late flourish but a £200,000 cheque for being the runner-up will soften the blow.

And he said: “Congratulations to Kyren and his family. They deserved it so much.

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“An unbelievable tournament for me. A month ago, I was twitching in my first qualifying match. I am happy with that.

“I thought if I would try tried my best and see what happens but Kyren is solid and has a good all-round game. It wasn’t to be.”