RANKINGS – O’SULLIVAN AT THE SUMMIT

Ronnie O’Sullivan finishes the 2021/22 season on top of the world rankings following his victory in the Betfred World Championship.

O’Sullivan beat Judd Trump 18-13 in the final on Monday night to conquer the Crucible for the seventh time. Earning £500,000, he successfully defended the same tally he won in 2020.

Trump’s £200,000 moves him up from fourth place to second and he ends the season just £26,500 behind O’Sullivan, with Mark Selby in third place and Neil Robertson fourth.

Top 16 at the end of the 2021/22 season

1 Ronnie O’Sullivan

2 Judd Trump

3 Mark Selby

4 Neil Robertson

5 John Higgins

6 Zhao Xintong

7 Mark Williams

8 Kyren Wilson

9 Shaun Murphy

10 Jack Lisowski

11 Barry Hawkins

12 Luca Brecel

13 Stuart Bingham

14 Mark Allen

15 Yan Bingtao

16 Anthony McGill

Stephen Maguire reached the quarter-finals in Sheffield and the £50,000 prize sees him leap up from 40th to 24th.

O’Sullivan also tops the 2021/22 one-year ranking list with £772,500.