Ronnie O'Sullivan Storms to Masters Success

Ronnie O'Sullivan has added this years Wembley Masters to his win in this seasons Grand Prix and Welsh Open. He produced a masterfull and commanding game to win the final 10 - 3 against Scotlands John Higgins. Higgins and O'Sullivan contested this same final ten years ago at the masters and it was a similar result with O'Sullivan winning 9 - 3.

Ronnie O'Sullivan collected a winners cheque for Ł125,000 while Higgins picked up Ł60,000 as runner-up. Ding Junhui collected Ł10,000 for the highest break he set earlier in the tournament.

Higgins commented on Ronnie O'Sullivans performance, 'I missed a couple but what could I do,' sighed the world number five. 'He's playing to a standard we've probably not seen in the game before.

'Ronnie is a total genius with a snooker cue.

'Somehow the rest of us have got to try and catch up. It was great to watch even though I was on the receiving end.

'I know some other top players can produce stuff like that but Ronnie was inch perfect every time.

'He never looked like missing and to be honest it was a bit of a shock.'

After being presented his Masters Trophy O'Sullive said 'That's probably as well as I've ever played,' agreed O'Sullivan.

'I played good frames from start to finish. And to do it against a player of John's calibre makes it more satisfying.'

'Ray's been with me for four tournaments and I've won three so that speaks for itself,' said the new champion.

'Ray has showed me a new approach to the game. In the past I've thought it was an easy game.

'And it can be an easy game but sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees. I lost my focus a bit in my first match and if it hadn't been for Ray I might not have been here.

'There's no better place than Wembley or Sheffield to produce your best and so this win is very satisfying.'

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Phill Hayes - 20/2/2005