Ronnie O'Sullivan says he's 'preparing for death' after Shanghai Masters triumph over Luca Brecel

19/09/2023 08:09

Ronnie O’Sullivan says he is ‘preparing for death’ by slowly getting rid of anything to do with snooker from his house, planning to give away his latest Shanghai Masters trophy before he even gets home.

The seven-time world champion continued his immense record at the Shanghai Masters last week, winning it for a fourth time on the spin and fifth in total.

It was far from straight forward, with tight wins over John Higgins, Mark Selby and then Luca Brecel in the final, who eventually succumbed 11-9 to the Rocket.

Pleased to keep up his unbeaten Shanghai run, which dates back to 2016, and pick up the chunky winner’s cheque worth £210,000, but not so thrilled to add another trophy to his extensive collection.

The 47-year-old says he wants no snooker memorabilia by the time he hits old age, and in that way he is already preparing for death by giving plenty away.

‘I’ll be giving the trophy to my friend who is opening up a club here. It will be staying in China,’ he said, via the BBC.

‘I always give them away. My mate Paul’s got one, I gave one to a kid in the crowd.