Ronnie O’sullivan wins record seventh World Snooker title
Ronnie O’sullivan won a record seventh World Snooker Championship crown after beating Judd Trump 18-13 in the final.
With this title, O’sullivan has equalled Stephen Hendry’s modern-day record of seven world titles.
He, however, played down his achievement. “I think it meant more to him [Hendry] than me to have seven world titles but we will share it,” O’sullivan said.
“Hendry is an absolute legend of the game. It is just a number — I do not get too caught up in that.”
The world number one, 46, has won four of the five finals he has played at the Crucible since he considered retirement in 2011. O’sullivan's victory makes him the oldest world champion in Crucible history. The Englishman’s seventh victory in Sheffield has come 21 years after he defeated John Higgins to win his first title in 2001.