World snooker champion receives hero’s homecoming in China

Wu Yize, 22, was met with screaming fans at his first public apparence since winning the World Snooker Championship in England earlier this week. The BBC's Stephen McDonell got amongst the crowd, to explain why the sport is taking off in China.

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