'What he said blew me away': Ronnie O'Sullivan opens up on why he was 'sobbing' into Judd Trump's 武器 after 調印（する）ing seventh World 選手権 肩書を与える... as he あられ／賞賛するs the 'best 勝利，勝つ' of his entire 30-year snooker career

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Ronnie O'Sullivan has opened up on his emotional embrace with Judd Trump after he clinched a 記録，記録的な／記録する-equalling seventh World 選手権 肩書を与える.

The 46-year-old pulled level with Stephen Hendry's Crucible 栄冠を与えるs after 持つ／拘留するing off Trump's stirring 復帰 to 調印（する） an 18-13 victory.?

O'Sullivan then showed a level of emotion that has rarely been seen throughout his 伝説の career as he sobbed in his beaten 対抗者's 武器.

Ronnie O'Sullivan clinched the World 選手権 with a victory over Judd Trump

The now seven-time world 支持する／優勝者 sobbed into Trump's 武器 in the 影響 of the contest

An emotional O'Sullivan 明らかにする／漏らすd something his beaten 対抗者 said 'blew him away'

'I was so emotional. To get over the line, I just thought it would never happen,' he told Eurosport.

'I?gave him a big 抱擁する and I was just sobbing in his 武器. And he said such lovely words.

'What he said to me blew me away to be honest. It just blew me away. I love Judd. I love him, he’s a 広大な／多数の／重要な lad, and I didn’t realise what he thought of me until then.?

'I was like different 尊敬（する）・点 there, you know. I didn’t realise how he sees me and how I’ve been part of his 開発.

'It’s 広大な／多数の／重要な for snooker that we’ve got someone like Judd, playing the way he plays. There’s a couple m 鉱石 coming through [Zhao] Xintong, it’s going to be brilliant.?

'I was proud to 株 the 行う／開催する／段階, that’s my best result ever I think. What he said Judd, it just done me in.'

A still emotional O'Sullivan then had to wipe away more 涙／ほころびs as he was giving the interview, in which he decided not to 明らかにする／漏らす 正確に／まさに what Trump said to him.?

Many 推定する／予想するd that he would 勝利，勝つ his first World 選手権 since 2020, after sailing into a 12-5 lead during Sunday's 開会／開廷／会期.

Trump 狭くするd the 赤字 to 14-11 after winning six of the 開始 eight でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れるs, only for the 現在の world No 1 to pull away and become the oldest world 支持する／優勝者 in Crucible history.?

O'Sullivan had to wipe away 涙／ほころびs when talking to Eurosport about his moment with Trump

Asked about emulating Hendry's 記録，記録的な／記録する which was 始める，決める in 1999, O'Sullivan told BBC Sport: 'We can 株 it for a year. I tried to be as relaxed as I could, but that is probably the greatest result I've had against somebody like Judd.

'I've never bothered about 記録，記録的な／記録するs. When you get them, it's 肉親，親類d of nice. I don't have 的s. I've loved every tournament this year, I've just loved playing.

'I like to 勝利，勝つ, but it's not the be-all and end-all. The Crucible brings out the worst in me. It's probably not the best idea but we'll probably go again next year.'

O'Sullivan was criticised earlier in the tournament after making a lewd gesture after 行方不明の a 黒人／ボイコット off its 位置／汚点／見つけ出す in the 13th でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる of a 10-5 勝利，勝つ over David Gilbert.

He showed his 失望／欲求不満s again in the first 開会／開廷／会期 of the final on Sunday.?

After asking a 安全 guard to move out of his eyeline, O'Sullivan was 5-2 up and 巡航するing. With the final でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる of the 開会／開廷／会期 in the balance, O'Sullivan failed to get out of a snooker and returned to his seat.?

Trump won six of the first eight でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れるs in Monday's 開会／開廷／会期 but couldn't 完全にする a 復帰

O'Sullivan became the oldest person to 勝利，勝つ the World 選手権 at the age of 46

審判（をする） Olivier Marteel followed and （刑事）被告 him of making a gesture.

Pointing at the 審判（をする）, O'Sullivan replied: 'Tell me, tell me, what did you see? You tell me what you saw. You saw nothing. Go look at the camera. You saw nothing. Don't start.'?

Marteel approached Trump, who told him he should have waited until after the でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる to を取り引きする the 事柄.?

After leaving the 円形競技場 without the customary handshake with the 公式の／役人, he spoke to Eurosport from his dressing room.

'He just seems to be looking for trouble, I just get a vibe from the guy,' he said. 'They've got hundreds of cameras out there ― they can go and check them all. He's trying to say… I'll let the ref talk to you because I think he's trying to create something. He needs to を取り引きする it, not me.'