Snooker champ Kyren Wilson was ‘beat up by baton-wielding cop’ in row over kebab
Newly crowned Masters champion Kyren Wilson once got into a skirmish with a police offer in a kebab shop while on a stag do in Portugal and was left with a significant leg injury
Kyren Wilson was ‘battered by police’ during a drunken stag do altercation(Image: Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Kyren Wilson lifted his first Masters title at the Alexandra Palace on Sunday after beating John Higgins 10-6 to write his name in the history books.
Wilson was able to hold off Higgins in the concluding session after building a 5-3 lead and taking an 8-5 advantage to leave himself with one hand on the Paul Hunter trophy. Wilson kept his nerve to claim the £350,000 top prize and finally crack the Masters after previously being beaten in the 2025 and 2018 finals.
The 34-year-old added a second Triple Crown title to his CV after beating Jak Jones 18-14 in the 2024 World Championship final as his career builds momentum.
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But it nearly went very wrong for ‘The Warrior’ after he was left limping when cops battered his legs on a drunken stag do in 2023. Wilson was the best man at the bash in Albufeira in Portugal when the incident happened, to which he confessed being “worse for wear” when a row erupted with police over the cost of a kebab.
Wilson said: “One of my friends was overcharged – which we weren’t happy about. The police came and before I said a word he wrapped his baton round my leg. I had a bit of a limp, it was sore for a few days.
“It was just a bit of a misunderstanding but it is one to remember.”
He played three matches in the Championship League later that same summer and had a visible limp as he walked around the table.
“It was nice because I’d just got back from a stag do three days before, so I was pleased with how I performed,” he added.
“I was very much worse for wear, as you’re supposed to be on a stag do. I was best man as well so it was my job to make sure the groom was well intoxicated.”
Luckily, Wilson’s career wasn’t damaged as a result and he has since come on to fulfil his potential. Speaking after his Masters win, he emotionally said: “In 2018 I lost in the final and cried and I’m trying not to cry now as it means so much to me.
“It was an honour and privilege to share the table with an idol of mine. It was just an absolute dogfight and I tried to be as dogged as John has been over the years, and that is why he has been so successful. I’m glad he’s managed to give me one for a change.
“I never make it easy for myself. I always seem to do it the hard way. I don’t know why, it frustrates the life out of me but I will always give it my all. Even if I’m struggling I will fight until the end until I finally get my hands on some silverware.”
