Ronnie O'Sullivan has accused his former coach Derek 'Del Boy' Hill of playing mind games with him before he stormed to his second Embassy World Championship title at the expense of rank outsider Graeme Dott.
Hill is now coaching Dott, the 200-1 outsider at the start of the tournament, and O'Sullivan was surprised when he entered his dressing room only minutes before the final began on Sunday afternoon. O'Sullivan was far from happy with the intrusion and admitted it got into his head as he lost the first five frames.
But 'The Rocket' stormed back to blow away the player who has been nicknamed 'The Pocket Rocket' 18-8 after only two frames of the final session.
O'Sullivan claimed: "There were some serious mind games going on before that game. My former coach Derek Hill, now working with Graeme, came walking into the room 15 minutes before the final started. That was a big surprise to me. That got into my head and it was a big surprise to me. I went out there for the first four frames and I couldn't stay focused."
Filed by Mark O'Neill-Cummins
