SEVEN-TIME world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan added a first World Seniors Snooker Championship title to his trophy haul with a convincing 10-4 victory over Joe Perry.

O’Sullivan never looked back after breaks of 110, 131 and 113 saw him go 3-1 up at the mid-session interval before an 81 put him three frames ahead at the Crucible.

Perry won the next two frames but missed the chance to level things up after fluffing two simple pots as O’Sullivan took a 5-3 lead into the evening session.

The deficit was reduced on the resumption with the aid of a 51 break but it was the last frame Perry would win as O’Sullivan closed out victory in clinical style, which included a 129-clearance before his fifth century of the match provided a fitting end.

“I came out and just tried to play match snooker, try and use my brain, play the right shot a little bit because this afternoon I was going for a lot,” O’Sullivan told Channel 5.

“I have not been playing great these three years, my confidence is quite low and when I was getting into little situations, I was missing a few, I am just thinking ‘I never used to miss those balls.’

“But if I can get my confidence going then I would like to finish my career on a strong note, so that is my ambition left in the game.”