Rocket's 30 years at Crucible – Ronnie O'Sullivan set to pass another Stephen Hendry record at 46th World Championship

Ronnie O'Sullivan is set to pass another Stephen Hendry landmark when the snooker GOAT competes at the World Championship for a record 30th straight year next month (April 16 — May 2, LIVE on Eurosport). O'Sullivan needs to reach the quarter-finals at the Crucible Theatre to overtake Hendry as the Sheffield venue's most prolific match winner of all time since the inception of the modern televised era in 1977.

Ad/> Hendry won 70 matches from 90 played at the Crucible between 1986 and 2012 when he appeared 27 times and lifted the trophy on seven occasions in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999. Snooker2022 Tour Championship: O'Sullivan and Williams in line to lock cues in LlandudnoYESTERDAY AT 11:04 O'Sullivan stands on 69 wins from 92 matches played between 1993 and 2021.

The World No. 2 has appeared at the Crucible 29 times and has carried off the trophy over three decades in 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2020.

In an example of remarkable sporting longevity since turning professional in 1992, O'Sullivan will equal the all-time appearance record at the Crucible held by Steve Davis between 1979 and 2010, a farewell year when his fellow Essex professional enjoyed a rousing renaissance run to the quarter-finals. 2022 Tour Championship: O'Sullivan and Williams in line to lock cues in Llandudno Who has qualified for the 46th World Championship at the Crucible? Gibraltar Open 2022 — How to watch as Trump eyes third title /> Davis lifted the world title in 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988 and 1989 as the decade's dominant force.

He played a total of 84 matches at the Crucible over five decades, winning 60 matches from 30 appearances. John Higgins made his Crucible debut in 1995 and has won 60 times from 83 matches over