Brecel's semi-final opponent will be Si Jiahui who beat Anthony McGill 13-12 in a nervy final-frame decider. It was, for me, also a very visual book. I am not sure if it was written with screen in mind but, to be honest, it would make for a pretty good translation to that media if the author so desires. Before he got down to break-off, he looked up to presumably one of his friends in the crowd and smiled. It is obviously a pre-meditated break-off,” he said. I genuinely had high hopes for this book. Ronnie's own life story is fascinating, and as a template for a character, Ronnie himself is a great place to start. But this book really didn't exploit all this subject matter as I'd hoped.

Brecel's stunning finish saw 39-time ranking-event winner O'Sullivan fail to win a frame in a session at the Crucible for the first time since his 17-11 loss to Graeme Dott in the 2006 semi-final. He played unbelievable. He is such a good player and I love watching him. He is such a dynamic player and he is full a talent," O'Sullivan told BBC Sport.In one scene, through tears, O'Sullivan remembers his father's words after being sentenced: "Just tell my boy to win." Drink, drugs and depression Famous British artist Damien Hirst says that people watch his close friend O'Sullivan for "drama", rather than "perfect snooker"

It was a great feeling to play like that. I know that if the balls go well for me I can easily win seven frames in a row even against Ronnie, so I am not surprised," Brecel said.

What is Ronnie O'Sullivan's background?

Posing for photos with the trophy, O'Sullivan's father turns to his son to say, "that's it now isn't it? Done now aren't you?" Though he’s not the tearaway genius of 2004, when he lost just 26 frames in cruising to the title playing better than anyone ever has before, he’s no less a genius for that. His instinctive, intellectual grasp of the best route around a table is elevated by a fresh and calm desperation to equal Stephen Hendry’s record of seven world titles, his 12-5 overnight lead well-earned and almost definitely conclusive. There’s almost nothing in this world that won’t, at some point, let us down – work, sport, friends, family, government, God. But every year, we can rely on the world snooker championship to bring light, joy and drama. In one scene, O'Sullivan recalls his father Ronnie O'Sullivan Snr sitting him down for a "serious conversation" aged "nine or ten", to tell him that he was going to be the best snooker player in the world. It was a theme that was applicable until Wednesday's concluding session and even then the opening frame underscored the point.