Tearful Ronnie O’Sullivan wins seventh world title after World Championship win over Judd Trump

Ronnie O’Sullivan secured a record-equalling Crucible crown as he stamped out Judd Trump’s resistance to win the World Championship for a seventh time. O’Sullivan, 46, becomes the oldest champion in the tournament’s history as he joined Stephen Hendry at the top of the all-time charts in snooker’s greatest theatre.

Ad/> After securing an 18-13 victory, an emotional O’Sullivan shared an amazing moment with Trump as the pair embraced for over a minute before he openly wept surrounded by his children. World ChampionshipO’Sullivan has natural ‘gift’ to rival Federer and Messi – McManus2 HOURS AGO The day was billed as O’Sullivan’s coronation after he sailed into a 12-5 lead on Sunday, but a nightmare third session saw Trump close the gap to 14-11 and begin dreaming of writing his own Crucible legend.

Whichever O’Sullivan had turned up on Monday afternoon was not on show in the fourth session as snooker’s two heavyweights belatedly shined at the same time – Trump rediscovering his magic from distance, and O’Sullivan showing off unrivalled cue ball control. Trump will have known that a 12-5 comeback was perfectly achievable, namely because Mark Williams pulled it off against him in the semi-finals.

Trump had watched in horror as 12-5 became 15-16, with only two ballsy cross-doubles in the deciding frame seeing him emerge victorious. That match appeared to have lasting effects for Trump, who looked jaded and weary as O’Sullivan purred on Sunday – even if the Rocket was dragged into a row with referee Olivier Marteel, who he accused of “looking for trouble”.