Ronnie O’Sullivan named World Snooker Tour participant of the yr after profitable 5 titles throughout season | Snooker Information

Ronnie O’Sullivan has been named WST Participant of the 12 months after profitable 5 titles throughout the 2023/24 season, together with the Masters and UK Championship; it is the primary time since 2014 he collects the distinguished award

Ronnie O’Sullivan has been named World Snooker Tour participant of the yr for the primary time in 10 years after profitable 5 titles throughout the season, together with the Masters and UK Championship.

‘The Rocket’ additionally gained the Shanghai Masters, World Grand Prix and Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker throughout a prolific season, gathering the principle award for the primary time since 2014.

Essex cueman O’Sullivan additionally gained the Followers’ Participant of the 12 months and Journalists’ Participant of the 12 months classes.

O’Sullivan gained the Masters and UK Championship, however fell to Stuart Bingham within the quarter-finals of the World Championship

Kyren Wilson gained the Efficiency of the 12 months for his great show on the World Championship, conquering the Crucible for the primary time.

Rookie of the 12 months is China’s He Guoqiang, who climbed to 66th on the planet throughout a promising debut season.

Magic Second of the 12 months goes to Shaun Murphy for his fabulous 147 on the Shoot Out, the primary most within the historical past of the occasion.

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O’Sullivan says if the World Snooker Championship was relocated to Saudi Arabia then he would discover the event extra handy as a participant

Zhang Anda gained the Breakthrough Participant of the 12 months award for making a big leap ahead in his profession, highlighted by victory on the Worldwide Championship.

Two gamers be a part of the WST Corridor of Fame, which recognises the good gamers from snooker historical past and people who have made a big contribution to the game.

Luca Brecel joins this elite membership having gained the World Championship in 2023. Daniel Blunn enters the Corridor of Fame as probably the most profitable ever participant from the World Incapacity Billiards and Snooker Tour with 16 titles to his title.

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Chief Sky Sports activities Information reporter Kaveh Solhekol says there is a ‘chance’ the World Snooker Championship might depart The Crucible as Saudi Arabia improve their affect on the game

WST Participant of the 12 months

2011: John Higgins
2012: Ronnie O’Sullivan
2013: Mark Selby
2014: Ronnie O’Sullivan
2015: Stuart Bingham
2016: John Higgins
2017: Mark Selby
2018: Mark Williams
2019: Judd Trump
2020: Judd Trump
2021: Judd Trump
2022: Neil Robertson
2023: Mark Allen
2024: Ronnie O’Sullivan

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