Ronnie O'Sullivan: 'I didn't come to equal Stephen Hendry's record, I came to play snooker'

O'Sullivan equalled the Scotsman's record by winning his seventh world title on Monday, closing out an 18-13 win over Judd Trump.

O'Sullivan, though, claims the record was never on his mind.

"I've grown up with Judd, we've shared a lot of time on the practice tables so to hear the words he said to me afterwards, I didn't realise what that meant to him. It was nice to hear I was part of his development and it was a special moment - he choked me up."

2001. 2004. 2008. 2012. 2013. 2020. 2022. Ronnie O'Sullivan is a seven-time champion of the world!