Ronnie starts thinking about defending the Masters

Ronnie O’Sullivan fended off a heroic Judd Trump fightback to land the Coral UK Championship title and joked: “I feel like retiring.”

Not for the first time in his career, O’Sullivan was not entirely serious, but Trump’s mesmerising recovery from 9-4 behind could have given the 39-year-old nightmares for years to come had the deciding frame also swung the way of the Bristolian.