Ronnie O'Sullivan clinched a third world snooker world title on Monday with a resounding 18-8 win over Ali Carter in the final at The Crucible. O'Sullivan established an 11-5 lead at the close of play on Sunday. He then moved to within two frames of victory at 16-8 at the end of the penultimate session. Carter provided little resistance as fellow Briton O'Sullivan took less than half an hour to win the first two frames of the evening to land the title. O'Sullivan, who also triumphed at The Crucible in 2001 and 2004, acknowledged it would be a tall order to overhaul Stephen Hendry's record of seven world titles. O'Sullivan also said, not for the first time, that he could consider quitting the sport. “I don't know what the future holds, to be honest. It could be time to have a rest and go out while I'm at the top,” added the 32-year
