Ronnie O’Sullivan gave one snooker fan a surreal experience when he was spotted smoking a cigarette while waiting for a bus in York last week. The Rocket was up north competing in the UK Championship, which he won to bank a \u00a3250,000 cash prize shortly after the fan interaction video was posted to social media.<\/p>\n
O’Sullivan is considered by many to be the greatest snooker player of all time, but that doesn’t stop the 48-year-old doing his best to go about daily life as normal. Just two days before Sunday’s UK Championship final in York, he was spotted at a bus stop wearing a blue beanie and smoking a cigarette by one particularly enthusiastic admirer.<\/p>\n
“Look who I’ve got here,” said the fan in a video posted to TikTok. “Ronnie O’Sullivan, the star man! My blessed boy, the world legend of snooker. I’ve got him right here, mate. Oh my god, I can’t believe I met you. I was looking out for you. Bless you!”<\/p>\n
O’Sullivan has previously spoken about his dislike of the limelight, but he smiled and laughed with the supporter before being left to catch his bus.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Ronnie O’Sullivan gives verdict on retiring after winning UK Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n Two days later, the setting could hardly have been more different as O’Sullivan was lauded at the York Barbican for winning his record-extending eighth UK Championship title.<\/p>\n The Rocket’s most recent triumph came three decades after his first, with a 10-7 win over Ding Junhui sealing his 22nd Triple Crown victory, which puts him four ahead of fellow snooker icon Stephen Hendry at the top of the all-time list.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/Ronnie-O-Sullivan-York-5099641.jpg?r=1701766582320\")
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