Ronnie O’Sullivan snatches frame with astonishing ‘cocked hat double’ on final black at World Championship

Ronnie O’Sullivan dropped a party trick dubbed the ‘cocked hat double’ on a re-spotted black in the World Championship final – a showstopper that left Judd Trump feeling “absolutely sick”. The Rocket, leading 2-1 as a thrilling fourth frame went the distance, was left with a thin cut into the bottom pocket to snatch the frame. But instead of going for that shot, and risk leaving Trump with an easy opening, O’Sullivan improvised.

Ad/> The six-time world champion crashed the black into three cushions and into the middle pocket, raising the roof inside the Crucible. /> World Championship'Cocked hat double!' — O'Sullivan hits remarkable shot to win frame2 HOURS AGO “It’s the cocked hat double to win the frame,” said David Hendon on Eurosport commentary. “Judd Trump will be absolutely sick.

It should have been his. But Ronnie O’Sullivan on a re-spot takes the advantage at the interval. What a massive frame that was.” Back in the Eurosport studio, Jimmy White and Alan McManus were basking in O’Sullivan’s moment of genius.

“It’s called the cocked hat,” said White. “Ronnie’s played that if it misses the middle pocket, it [the black] goes to the baulk area [at the top of the table]. You don’t often see it played in snooker.

It was a great shot to see.” He continued: “Me and Alan love this shot because this is an old snooker club shot. It’s a golf shot that you play on a snooker table.” The pot saw O’Sullivan open up a 3-1 lead heading into the interval in the best-of-35 match, which concludes on Monday. “It’s a brilliant match so far, it’s everything we dreamed it would be,” said McManus.