Who will be the top player in snooker when the 48th World Championship takes place at the Crucible in Sheffield next month? That will be decided by the 12-man Tour Championship in Manchester. On the most recent provisional list, Ronnie O’Sullivan is just 18,000 points ahead of the newly crowned World Open champion Judd Trump. The Tour Championship will also determine the final ranking of the top-16 seeds for the major event of the sport. “A sight we’re so used to”: Trump completes an incredible season by winning the World Open. COMMERCIAL Next week, from April 1–7, in Manchester, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will compete for the coveted world No. 1 ranking in snooker. Trump defeated Ding Junhui 10-4 to win the major championship, his fifth of the season.Following O’Sullivan’s 5-4 loss against Hossein Vafaei in the round of 16, the 28-time ranking event winner won £170,000 for successfully defending the World Open title. This brought him within 18,000 points of O’Sullivan on the most recent provisional ranking list. O’Sullivan hasn’t given up on sports, according to Knowles, who says, “He’s done amazing to come back.”O’Sullivan hasn’t given up on sports, according to Knowles, who says, “He’s done amazing to come back.” ‘HE’S DONE AMAZING TO COME BACK,’ SNOOKER SAYS, EGALING WHY O’SULLIVAN HASN’T QUIT SPORT AS OF 18:36 TOMORROW Top seed Trump and second seed O’Sullivan in the Tour Championship are guaranteed £30,000 as they begin their individual championship defenses in the quarterfinals in Manchester Central, which will include the top 12 players on the one-year money list of the sport. Trump is coming back to the world.
