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The Rocket became the oldest player to win the prestigious event - 30 years on from becoming the youngest recipient of the trophy aged just 17

The No.5 seed, victorious at the Crucible in 2019, fell to a 10-6 defeat to Anthony McGill and had only himself to blame after winning the opening two frames of the day to get back into contention - before spectacularly falling away