Media playback is not supported on this device O'Sullivan wins record seventh UK title to make history - best shots

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the UK Championship for a record seventh time by outclassing Mark Allen 10-6 in York. In the week the five-time world champion suggested a Champions League-style breakaway snooker tour, O’Sullivan proved to be in a league of his own with a stunning 10-6 win over Masters champion Mark Allen. His triumph, which came a quarter of a century after he won his first United Kingdom crown as a 17-year-old, also saw O’Sullivan nudge ahead of Stephen Hendry with 19 ‘triple crown’ titles – comprising the World and UK Championships and the Masters. BBC pundit Stephen Hendry said: "Mark said to us last night that he thinks he is playing rubbish. “It’s great to create history, great to beat the Nugget’s record, amazing to beat my hero’s record – Stephen Hendry, who was the ultimate player – but I have still got eight world titles to get, I will be chasing that.”

Yesterday afternoon’s opening exchanges were of the highest quality.
Ronnie O'Sullivan wins a record seventh UK Championship snooker title after defeating Mark Allen 10–6 in the final at the Barbican Centre, York.