‘I could play to my mid-50s,’ says Ronnie O’Sullivan

This latest success was followed every step of the way by a camera crew who will produce a Netflix documentary about O’Sullivan. They have followed him for the last six months

England's Ronnie O'Sullivan after beating England's Judd Trump during day seventeen of the Betfred World Snooker Championship at The Crucible, Sheffield.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has warned his snooker rivals he may keep playing at the highest level until his mid-50s as the dust settles on another world championship victory. O’Sullivan equalled Stephen Hendry’s modern-era record of seven Crucible titles by defeating Judd Trump on Monday, further erasing any doubt to the debate that he is snooker’s greatest player.

But there is no sign of the 46-year-old slowing down. He has ended the season as the world No 1, and his seventh world crown was perhaps his most impressive yet, with O’Sullivan losing only one session all tournament as he became the oldest world champion in Crucible history, setting a personal record of 15 centuries for the tournament in the process.