Steve Davis Says Wu Yize Looks Dangerous After Selby Display
Wu Yize drew a sharp assessment at the World Snooker Championship after outplaying Mark Selby. Steve Davis said the young player looks dangerous, and that anyone who can do that to Selby will set alarm bells ringing.
The six-time world champion did not stop there. He said Wu is not playing to come second, a line that pushes the discussion beyond one match and into how far the player can go in the championship.
Steve Davis on Wu Yize
Davis framed Wu’s showing in simple terms: the performance against Selby was enough to command attention. He said, “Anybody who can outplay Mark Selby at the World Snooker Championship is a player so alarm bells will be ringing a bit for Mark because Wu Yize is not playing to come second. He looks dangerous.”
That is a notable judgment from a six-time world champion during live championship coverage. It puts Wu in the conversation as more than a surprise name in the draw, because the praise is tied directly to what he did against one of the sport’s established players.
Mark Selby and the warning
Selby is the reference point in Davis’s assessment, and that is what gives the quote its edge. The message was not that Wu played well in isolation, but that he outplayed a player strong enough to trigger concern in the match itself.
The live coverage placed both Selby and Wu at the center of the same exchange, with Davis using the matchup to underline Wu’s threat level. His wording leaves little room for a cautious read: Wu was seen as someone pressing forward, not just surviving on reputation or a single break.
Wu Yize at Crucible
The World Snooker Championship is the stage, and Wu’s performance there is now carrying a public endorsement from a six-time world champion. That kind of praise does not settle the tournament, but it does change how a contender is viewed once he has already handled a player like Selby.
For Wu, the practical takeaway is clear enough. He has moved into the next stretch of the event with Davis’s warning attached to his name, and that means every opponent left in the draw has a new reason to pay attention when he gets to the table.
