The 2024-25 campaign has yielded huge success and even bigger challenges for Kyren Wilson and his family. The World No.2 snooker star is on the cusp of another significant payday as he prepares to face Barry Hawkins in the German Masters final.
After a convincing 6-2 victory over Xiao Guodong in the semi-finals, Wilson will compete for the £100,000 prize and the Brandon Parker Trophy at Berlin's Tempodrom. The year has been a turbulent one for Wilson and his family , with personal challenges taking precedence over his snooker career at times. Ahead of the German Masters Final, Wales Online has a look at what the 2024-25 campaign has been like for the Wilson household.
Sophie Wilson's stroke In April, Wilson opened up about the huge scares he and his family suffered before his triumphant World Championship campaign. His wife, Sophie, who was seen by his side after his triumph, suffered a silent stroke that came as a result of epilepsy. He told The Sun : "There have been lots of things going on with the family.
So snooker has had to take a little bit of a backseat this year. Not necessarily something I'd have like to have done or chosen to do. My wife's had to surrender her licence because of her epilepsy.
That was brought on by Bailey being really ill last year. Off the back of that, it has triggered her epilepsy again. She had a silent stroke.
" In addition to Sophie's health scare, their son Bailey suffered a serious accident at school , resulting in a broken nose and fractu.