Allen and Wu Yize Play the Longest Crucible Frame in History
Allen and Wu Yize Play the Longest Crucible Frame in History
Allen and Wu Yize staged snooker history at the Crucible in a 1h40m clash, with eight reds around the black, in the World Championship semi-final.
In the second session of the World Championship semi-final at the Crucible Theatre, Mark Allen and Wu Yize staged the longest frame in Crucible history. The 14th frame stretched to a staggering 1 hour and 40 minutes as a cluster of eight reds crowded around the black near the pocket, turning a simple pot into a test of nerve and precision.
Allen eventually potted the black through the cluster, leveling the match and turning what pundits feared would be farce into a moment of snooker theatre. The scene drew praise and disbelief in equal measure as commentators described the spectacle as both embarrassing and mesmerising.
The frame illustrated snooker's two-faced drama—clinical safeties interspersed with chaotic scrambles—during the Crucible's World Championship, with fans glued to the action as the other semi-final delivered its own drama in Sheffield.
As play resumes, analysts will debate whether marathon frames help players stage comebacks or simply burn them out. Either way, frame 14 has carved a memory in this year's tournament and reminded viewers why the Crucible remains a theatre of the unexpected.
