Ronnie O’Sullivan beats Joe Perry 10-7 in final at Alexandra Palace
O'Sullivan wins record seventh Masters title to overtake Hendry's six
Perry, in his first major final at age of 42, led 4-1
The 'Rocket' won seven frames in a row to take control
Joe's father Peter Perry on BBC Two: "Joe has had some great matches with Ronnie over the years. Ronnie has won the majority but Joe has beaten him before, including at the UK Championship.
"He can do it. If he starts producing his best then he can win the match."
Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two
Probably zero percent of the snooker world think Joe will win and possibly, apart from his family of course, even Joe himself.
He has to trust his ability and come out and try to enjoy the occasion and then he has a chance.
Ronnie will want to win, he has tremendous desire and will want to do it with style, and that brings its own pressure.
Don't let the world rankings fool you too much, O'Sullivan is only 13th in the world because he does not play in most of the events and the world rankings are determined on a two-year money list.
And this is what they are playing for. The Paul Hunter Trophy.
Good afternoon and welcome to BBC Sport's live text commentary from the Masters final as Ronnie O'Sullivan aims to become the first man to win the title on seven occasions.
In his way is Joe Perry, who started the tournament as an 80-1 outsider. Will we see a huge shock today? Let's find out.
Ronnie O'Sullivan said he wanted to entertain the fans at the Masters.
He has certainly done that, although he has had to survive some fortunate moments on his way to the final.
But he has battled through and now he is targeting history.
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