'You don't fall off radar overnight' – Ronnie O'Sullivan reveals plans for record eighth world title bid

Ronnie O'Sullivan has revealed how his record-equalling seventh world title triumph has given him hope of having at least another five years to win an eighth at the Crucible. The 39-time ranking event winner defeated 2019 champion Judd Trump 18-13 in a historic 46th World Championship final last Monday to match Stephen Hendry's haul from the 1990s. Ad/> O'Sullivan enjoyed a remarkable 15 centuries and 46 breaks over 50 to emulate his achievement of lifting the sport's biggest tournament in 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2020 in Sheffield.

World ChampionshipO’Sullivan exclusive: World champion on how he beat self-doubt to lift seventh title15 HOURS AGO He will also start the season as world No. 1 – an astonishing 20 years after first topping the sport's ranking list. “I’m 46 banging on 47 so to know I can still win it lets me know I could have another five decent years,” O'Sullivan told Eurosport.

/> “It is such a long tournament. It is a bit like the Grand Slams in tennis when they play five sets rather than just the three. “It is more about lasting the event more than anything.

A lot of players reach the quarter-finals and by then they think they’ve run their course. READ — O’Sullivan exclusive: World champion on how he beat self-doubt to lift seventh title “Whereas the top players are better conditioned, have been over the course and know how to pace themselves. “The World Championship is similar to that.