China's Wu Yize won the World Snooker Championship for the first time with a dramatic 18-17 victory over Shaun Murphy in the final on Monday.
The 22-year-old held his nerve in a tense last-frame shoot-out at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, becoming the second Chinese player to win the world title after Zhao Xintong.
Wu is also the second youngest player to be crowned world champion at the Crucible after Stephen Hendry, who was 21 when he won in 1990.
"I have been trying to go for this for ages. For the past few months, I have been living the same life. I'm so happy that I could play well today," Wu said.
Wu's parents wiped away tears of joy before joining him for the trophy presentation. "My parents are the true champions. Since I made the decision to drop out of school, my dad has been by my side," Wu said.
Murphy, who has lost four World Championship finals since winning in 2005, acknowledged Wu's talent: "We had a great game in China earlier this season. I came out afterwards and said he would be world champion one day."
Wu led 10-7 after Sunday's play and was 13-12 up following the first session on Monday. Murphy pushed Wu all the way, levelling at 16-16 with a gritty century break.
Wu recovered from 45-0 down to record a brilliant 91 clearance to go 17-16 ahead, but Murphy forced a decider. In the final frame, Wu stroked a difficult red into the middle pocket, kick-starting a break of 85 that took him to the title.
It was the first World Championship final to go to the deciding frame since Peter Ebdon beat Hendry 18-17 in 2002.
From Lanzhou, Wu turned professional aged 17 and moved to England three years ago. Initially living in a windowless flat and sleeping on the same bed as his father, Wu's run at this year's World Championship included wins against Mark Selby and Mark Allen.
Ronnie O'Sullivan once labelled Wu a "more dynamic" version of the legendary Steve Davis. Like O'Sullivan and Davis, Wu can now call himself a world champion.