The Kettering-born 32-year-old is a Chelsea fan and good friends with darts player Ricky Evans.
The Kettering player won the first seven frames of the final but was made to work all the way by the Welsh qualifier on Monday.
With the crucial red sunk, an overjoyed and overwhelmed Kyren Wilson pumped his fist and screamed up to his children, a maiden world title clinched. After a tense final, which he led from start to finish, the 32-year-old from Kettering held off the most stirring renaissance from qualifier Jak Jones before balling his eyes out with his family.