Ronnie O’Sullivan have agreed to sign a brilliant contract of $750million to renew….

He also captured the Shanghai Masters title in September, and remarkably at the age of 48 he could be closing in on the best season of his career. He brings his tally of ranking titles to 41 – well clear of Stephen Hendry’s 36 in the all-time list – and his prize money for the season close to £900,000.

In terms of standard, this was not a match that lived up to its billing, as the best two players of the season so far went head-to-head. The highest break was just 74, while O’Sullivan won only one frame in a single visit – in contrast to his imperious display in a 6-1 defeat of Ding Junhui in Saturday’s semi-finals.

After a strong start, Trump failed to capitalise on his early advantage, making errors at key moments as he let slip a 6-3 lead, losing seven of the last eight frames.

In an earlier stage of his career, O’Sullivan might have lacked the resilience to battle back without his A game, but these days his mental toughness is a huge asset, and just as he did against Ali Carter in the Masters final a week ago, he grew stronger as the night progressed.

The Rocket takes the World Grand Prix title for the third time, having won it in 2018 and 2021. He extends his lead at the top of the world rankings, and has now won his last three finals against Trump, having lost seven of their first ten.

“He blasted me off the table at 4-0, I was thinking it could be an early night and a 10-1 job!” said O’Sullivan.

“I managed to nick a few frames in the afternoon, 5-3 gave me a bit of optimism, I came out and thought ‘just try!’

“I enjoyed the battle. You have to battle against Judd because he’s a warrior. For me, he’s [Trump’s] the favourite for the World Championship this year. He’s strong.

“When I play snooker, I feel young in my head. I knock about 20 years off when I’m playing. As long as I’m still feeling young at the table I don’t think age is really an issue. I think the experience is helping me, I’ve got a lot of it.