Ronnie O’Sullivan

Ronnie O’Sullivan is the greatest snooker player of all time by any reasonable measure — seven-time World Champion, eight-time Masters winner, seven-time UK Champion, and the holder of virtually every meaningful record in the sport. The Rocket’s naturally gifted cue action and ability to clear tables at a pace no other player can match have made him simultaneously the most watchable and most feared player in the sport across four decades. He turned professional in 1992 and has remained competitive at the very top ever since, winning his seventh world title in 2022 aged 46. From a betting perspective, O’Sullivan is the benchmark against which all markets are set — he is rarely dismissed as favourite regardless of form, and his ability to turn a match around in a single session makes him dangerous even when opponents are leading on frames. He is best backed in invitational formats (particularly the Masters, which he has won eight times) and as an ante-post selection for the World Championship at 5/1 to 8/1.