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The 32-year-old ended a 32-month ranking title drought with his 10-2 Telford triumph over Stephen Maguire on Sunday night and admitted the prospect of retirement is never far from his mind.

"I haven't got long," he said. "I always said I wanted to go out on a high and that means winning a big tournament."

He added: "There was a point there at 8-0 when I was thinking 'is this the time?'. But it's too early for me to retire just now."

'The Rocket' now considers himself a "seasoned campaigner," and has been able to take an introspective look at his role within the game and assess the impact he has had on the world stage.

He said: "People want to watch me playing. Every time I've played this week it's been packed, and I've been blown away because it shows how much fans really want to see me play.

"It's a great honour for me to be able to bring joy to people because of the way I play my sport.

"Jimmy White was the same; Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods - they play with that kind of excitement and make you think 'what's going to happen.'

"I think the way I play snooker is unique because I attack the game, I play with speed. I'm a bit edgy, a bit different and have my own style."