Ronnie O'Sullivan overwhelmed Graeme Dott last night as he won his second World Championship, 18-8.
O'Sullivan won yesterday's opening session 7-1, which meant he had won 16 of the previous 19 frames, and went into last night's final session needing just two of the eight frames to become only the fourth player to win more than one championship at this venue.
That evening session lasted 20 minutes and was preceded by the arrival of a streaker, who at one stage attempted to crawl under the table; it was the first streak in the history of these finals and the only unpredictable thing that happened all day.
It did not put O'Sullivan off his game. He went 17-8 up with a break of 92. And he moved into a 33-0 lead in the next before breaking down. Another break of 33 took him to the verge of the championship before he missed a pink.
But his triumph was not long delayed. Dott could make only 16, and when O'Sullivan returned he scored 22. He then missed a red, but Dott immediately conceded.
"When I was 5-0 down I thought I might lose 18-0," O'Sullivan said. "This one's for my dad."
Asked whether he had learned much, Dott replied: "Yes, I've learned that Ronnie is phenomenal. Apart from his potting his safety play was fantastic."
The Scot was unable to raise himself to the heights of the previous day, when he stunned O'Sullivan by winning the first five frames.