Ronnie O’Sullivan in great bus-stop moment with fan, before £250,000 UK Championship win

"Look who I've got here!"

Ronnie O'Sullivan remarked, during his triumphant UK Championships run, that he would be just as happy celebrating a potential victory with 'a bag of crisps and a Diet Coke on the motorway, on the way home'. On Sunday, O'Sullivan won the UK title for an eighth time and set a remarkable record in the process - becoming the oldest ever champion of the event, 30 years after he became the youngest ever champ. He defeated Ding Junhui 10-7 and was close to sealing that win with a 147 break, only for him to foul out after dispatching the pink to reach 140. "Each tournament I win and play in," O'Sullivan told the BBC, "I take great pleasure from. I had to come out and have a good head. There was a big crowd and I wanted to leave blood, sweat and tears on the table. I came out and gave it my all and I love competing. "I always keep beating myself up because of the age thing. I keep thinking at some point you have to stop winning but I am doing all right and I will keep on going until the wheels fall off." Two days before he secured that eighth UK Championship title, 'Rocket' was pictured with an adoring fan as he waited for a bus, and as he puffed away on a cigarette. [caption id="attachment_274698" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Ronnie O'Sullivan is now 48 and still putting it up to the world's best. (Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)[/caption]

Ronnie O'Sullivan opts for public transport, in York

As he was minding his own business, waiting for a bus, in York, Ronnie O'Sullivan was spotted by a big snooker fan - going by 'King Kong Khokar' on TikTok - and smiled as he began recording the moment on his phone. O'Sullivan usually shies away from some situations but, on this occasion, he seemed amused by the fan's over-enthusiastic declarations.

@kingkongkhokar♬ original sound - KKk

Ronnie O'Sullivan picked up a cheque for £250,000 after his Uk Championship win. One suspects he will keep on doing it his way and nipping about town on public transport. Read next:

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