The Economist.
It's the most important game in world snooker.
Doesn't look enamored with it
Inside the packed theater, you could hear a pin drop.
Go back to that yellowy pot along the cushion,
but there was no hesitation with that one, but it doesn't look like that here.
Wu Yize, a young player from Lanzhou in northwestern China,
is playing Shaun Murphy, one of Britain's snooker greats, and one shot could decide it all.
That was quite unbelievable.
Wu sinks a stunning shot marking the beginning of the end for Murphy's title hopes.
A few shots later, Wu becomes snooker's world champion and the theater erupts.
Wu Yize is not China's first snooker world champion.
A year ago, Zhao Xintong lifted the trophy.
Banners for Chinese sponsors are everywhere in the tournament,
and water bottles and waistcoats are adorned with Chinese characters.
For a sport that was once quintessentially British, snooker is becoming rather Chinese.
I'm Jiehao Chen, The Economist's China researcher,
and this week I'm joined by Duncan Robinson, our Britain political editor and Bagehot columnist.
And we're asking, what's behind the meteoric rise of snooker in China?
And what does it mean for the future of the sport?