Ronnie O’Sullivan has been named the Cazoo WST Participant of the 12 months after successful 5 titles through the 2023/24 season.
O’Sullivan kick began his prolific marketing campaign with a record-extending fifth success on the Shanghai Masters in September, the place he beat Luca Brecel within the last.
Not lengthy after, the Rocket triumphed on the UK Championship for a document eighth time earlier than taking his tally of Masters crowns to the identical whole in January.
On the UK Championship, O’Sullivan overcame Ding Junhui within the last and he then beat Ali Carter to assert the distinguished Masters on the Alexandra Palace.
The 48 year-old’s wealthy interval of kind continued when he subsequently landed the World Grand Prix title at Judd Trump’s expense.
Victory within the inaugural Riyadh Season World Masters, the place he once more denied Brecel glory, gave O’Sullivan a fifth piece of silverware.
Englishman Trump additionally received 5 titles throughout a robust 2023/24 season however was finally pipped to the Participant of the 12 months award by his esteemed countryman, who takes the annual honour for the primary time since 2014.
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
Ronnie O’Sullivan was additionally received the Strachan Followers’ Participant of the 12 months and Star Xingpai Journalists’ Participant of the 12 months classes.
The seven-time world champion spent many of the season because the world primary, though he relinquished that standing after shedding within the quarter-finals of this 12 months’s World Championship and was changed by Mark Allen.
Elsewhere, Kyren Wilson received the Castore Efficiency of the 12 months for his great show on the World Snooker Championship.
The 32 year-old emerged with a maiden world crown on the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, beating qualifier Jak Jones 18-14 within the last earlier this week.
He Guoqiang was awarded the Nongfu Spring Rookie of the 12 months after reaching as excessive as quantity 66 on the official world rankings record throughout his debut marketing campaign.
The Laithwaites Wine Magic Second of the 12 months award went to Shaun Murphy for his unbelievable 147 on the Snooker Shoot Out in December.
Murphy grew to become the primary participant to compile a most break within the quick-fire occasion that comes with a shot clock format.
The 2005 world champion beat off competitors for the Magic Second of the 12 months from Mark Williams and John Higgins.
The fabled Class of ’92 graduates had been within the operating for his or her respective match-winning breaks in opposition to Tom Ford on the Tour Championship and Mark Allen on the World Championship.
Zhang Anda received the Verisure 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 part of the Johnstone’s Paint WST Corridor of Fame, which recognises the good gamers from snooker historical past and those that have made a big contribution to the game.
Luca Brecel joins this elite membership having received the World Snooker Championship in 2023
Daniel Blunn additionally enters the Corridor of Fame as essentially the most profitable ever participant from the World Incapacity Billiards and Snooker Tour with 16 titles to his title.
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