Ronnie O'Sullivan wins WST Player of the Year award, Kyren Wilson, Shaun Murphy also scoop prizes
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Published 10/05/2024 at 10:08 GMT
The World Snooker Tour end-of-season awards saw Ronnie O'Sullivan take the Player of the Year prize after a five-title campaign. The seven-time world champion won the Shanghai Masters, the UK Championship, Masters, World Grand Prix, and Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker. Kyren Wilson picked up the Performance of the Year prize for his victory at the World Snooker Championship.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan has been named as the World Snooker Tour Player of the Year for the third time.
The Rocket won five titles in the 2023/24 season: the Shanghai Masters, the UK Championship, Masters, World Grand Prix, and Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker.
It is the first time he has won the Player of the Year award since 2014.
He also won the Fans' Player of the Year award and Journalists' Player of the Year prize.
O’Sullivan finished the season as world No. 5 after seeing his World Snooker Championship title defence ended in the quarter-finals.
Kyren Wilson was crowned champion at the Crucible and won the Performance of the Year award for his showing at the tournament.
China’s He Guoqiang scooped the Rookie of the Year award after moving up to 66th in the rankings in his debut season.
The Magic Moment of the Year prize went to Shaun Murphy for making the first 147 at the Shoot Out.
Zhang Anda won the Breakthrough Player of the Year award after a season that was highlighted by winning the International Championship.
Luca Brecel, the 2023 World Championship winner, and Daniel Blann, the most successful player ever from the World Disability Billiards and Snooker Tour with 16 titles to his name, joined the WST Hall of Fame.
The new 2024/25 snooker season starts with the ranking version of the Championship League at the Morningside Arena in Leicester next month (June 10 - July 3).
O’Sullivan could then make his return at the prestigious Shanghai Masters in July.
WST Player of the Year winners
2011: John Higgins
2012: Ronnie O'Sullivan
2013: Mark Selby
2014: Ronnie O'Sullivan
2015: Stuart Bingham
2016: John Higgins
2017: Mark Selby
2018: Mark Williams
2019: Judd Trump
2020: Judd Trump
2021: Judd Trump
2022: Neil Robertson
2023: Mark Allen
2024: Ronnie O'Sullivan
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