Kyren Wilson is not planning on playing into his 50s, with the newly crowned world champion eyeing up 45 as the ideal age to put his cue away for good.<\/p>\n The 32-year-old is on top of the snooker world after beating Jak Jones in the Sheffield final on Monday night, claiming his first Crucible crown and writing his name into history.<\/p>\n Only three players in the world\u2019s top 16 are younger than the world champion, so he has a lot of time left among the sport\u2019s elite, but he doesn\u2019t intend to keep playing forever.<\/p>\n Wilson\u2019s wife, two sons, brother and parents are all forces behind his fantastic success on the table and he wants as much time to spend with his family in retirement as possible after so many sacrifices during his career. <\/p>\n The likes of Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan, Mark Williams and John Higgins are still competing hard as they approach 50, but the Warrior doesn\u2019t think he\u2019ll do the same.<\/p>\n \u2018I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be like some of the other guys, to tell you the truth, if I\u2019m being totally honest,\u2019 Wilson told Metro<\/strong>. \u2018My wife and my kids have had to sacrifice so much. <\/p>\n \u2018And I\u2019ve seen so many times in life, people building up towards when they retire and they want to sail off into the sunset. Then unfortunately they fall ill or things have gone wrong and they haven\u2019t been able to enjoy it. I don\u2019t want to be one of those people. <\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019ve always said in my head, up to about 45 is a good age to be looking at. We\u2019ll see, that\u2019s obviously a long way off and hopefully I\u2019ll have done enough then to look back and say I\u2019m worthy of the history I\u2019ve built.\u2019<\/p>\n As for a post-playing career, Wilson has already tried his hand at punditry and commentary and enjoyed being in the box during the World Championship.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s given me another insight into it,\u2019 he said. \u2018Commentating on John Higgins\u2019 game against Jamie Jones, I\u2019ve seen it all from a new perspective. <\/p>\n \u2018You go out there as a player, you feel like all eyes are on you, there\u2019s so much pressure and it feels so horrible sometimes. Sometimes it feels great. But to watch it from the comms box you think, what\u2019s the big issue? It\u2019s not as daunting as you first think. And I enjoy it, working with some of the legends, it\u2019s great.\u2019<\/p>\n There is a lot of snooker to be played before Wilson hangs his cue up, though, with the Warrior eyeing up the world number one spot and more World Championships in his future.<\/p>\n While this is a new experience to embark on next season as reigning world champion, he feels like he has mentally prepared for it, having long pictured himself in this position.<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m fully aware of what comes with it,\u2019 he said. \u2018I\u2019ve had near misses, I\u2019ve been on the cusp and been a potential winner. I\u2019ve been to the final, semi-finals. Four of the last seven years I\u2019ve been to the one-table set-up, so I\u2019ve seen who has gone on to win and always then watched how they\u2019ve handled it and how they\u2019ve done it. <\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019ve felt that it\u2019s been close to being me and now I am that person so I feel well equipped. I\u2019ve dreamt of being this person, so I\u2019ll take everything I\u2019ve ever learned and what everyone\u2019s taught me and now it\u2019s up to me to manage it.\u2019<\/p>\n \n\t \n\t For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n \t\t\t\t\t![\"Cazoo](\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151776573.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=644%2C466\")
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