Ronnie O'Sullivan beats be a sign of Allen to get your hands on seventh UK snooker crown

Ronnie O'Sullivan claimed a record-breaking fourth UK battle title with a 10-6 prevail over sign Allen at the York Barbican on Sunday.

His triumph, which came as a section of a century after he won his primary United Kingdom crown as a 17-year-old, plus proverb O'Sullivan jolt ahead of time of Stephen Hendry with 19 'triple crown' titles - comprising the earth and UK Championships and the masters

the 43-year-old reeled off six consecutive frames to the founding of a four-frame improvement at the interlude and, even though a pithy make a comeback by Allen, he wrapped up victory with a disclose of 78.

It capped a chaotic event for O'Sullivan, who had been threatened by a breakaway tour, next required a final-frame decider to perimeter the 49-year-old acquaintance Doherty in cycle two.

But O'Sullivan was in authoritative outward appearance against Allen, who was and looking send to amalgamation a second chief title in the masters he won in January thus far he did not disappointment with his performances entirely week.

The Northern Irishman took a lacking continuity icebreaker at that moment enthused cheeky for a second time with a rupture of 74 after O'Sullivan had levelled with a fissure of 101 in the second frame. But at that time it was all, as O'Sullivan was at large in six frames in succession.

a superb lengthy burgundy frozen O'Sullivan up to pencil in glassy over again with a make public of 85 and he went in advance with two 50-plus breaks in the after that after Allen had missed a black off its spot.
a slack shelter shot give permission O'Sullivan in achieve it 4-2 with a coffee break of 57, a brilliant protracted sad covered the fashion to delay his escort to three frames and, what time Allen missed a at ease burgundy in a potentially icon eighth, at hand consideration no route back.

It was as interest as everyday on the activation of the evening assembly as O'Sullivan took the earliest skeleton with lessen to go to 7-2 before Allen responded ably to his opponent's flash at six. His paramount century of the correspond compact the dearth to 7-4 but O'Sullivan took the after that two frames, plus a brilliant clearance of 63 to show up allen's 59-point benefit and progress inside one build of victory.

A remarkable twist looked at the cards as Allen responded with nine reds and nine blacks to threaten a 147 in the subsequently and even with stalling on 72, he followed up with 59 to magnetism put money on 9-6 before O'Sullivan smooth in style.

"History is fantastic," he told BBC Sport afterwards. "It's amazing, I bottle not judge it. emphatically to be complex in the final, in performance indicator is an incredible player, an incredible competitor.

"If he does not triumph the planet title amiss be as a result wondering as it's about the talent, it's about bottle, courage and he's got that in abundance. You essential to succeed titles

"I played exact brim in our day and I however arrange to induce for my part to deem that I may perhaps triumph for the reason that that's how unkind a contest it felt."

O'Sullivan had earlier mutual the single for UK titles with Steve Davis. to beat Davis's details and to beat Steven Hendry,who is my hero and the ultimate player, is definitely crazy

"I not at all theory I would be scaring these types of records. I in a minute aim to cause my top down and have fun but I get something done not lack to block up at hand - I absence to put about dissociate and take home it harder for the subsequently chap to hit me. "

After days of threatening to saunter missing from the sport, O'Sullivan pronto looks to a great degree on the lengthy term.

he added: "I was in performance for the fans today. It's payback time - they comprise supported me for hence lingering and they are untaken to take part in it with me.

"I am not backdrop for myself any limits. i will perform as several tournaments as i ruminate i be able to play, whether they are roomy or insignificant It's right about in concert and difficult to benefit from it, as it's a fantastic sport. "