Ronnie O'Sullivan powered his way to a first Hong Kong Masters title, beating home favourite Marco Fu 6-4 in Sunday's final.
O'Sullivan finished runner-up when this event was last held in 2017, but having avenged defeat to Neil Robertson in that final by beating the Australian in a high-quality encounter on Saturday, The Rocket had too many guns for an opponent who has certainly played his part in a memorable tournament.
24 hours on from the magical, match-winning 147 maximum break he produced in his deciding-frame victory over John Higgins in their semi-final, Fu was unable to quite scale those heady heights as O'Sullivan raced out of the blocks and into a 3-1 lead that he nursed all the way to the winning line.
The mid-session interval failed to change the course of the match as O'Sullivan registered his fourth century of the week in the seventh frame to move 5-2 in front, though Fu did rally to win the following frame in dramatic fashion.
O'Sullivan seemingly had one hand on the winner's trophy when staring down a pink into the yellow pocket, only to offer Fu a shock lifeline which he took in nerveless fashion, clearing the table with the aid of brilliant double on the final blue that left him inch-perfect on the pink stationed in the baulk end.
When Fu followed up with a break of 56 to win frame nine, the match was threatening to turn on its axis, only for O'Sullivan to quickly thwart any hopes of a successful comeback – and in some style.
Fu comeback denied by Ronnie genius
In fact, O'Sullivan had saved the best for last and finished the job with a flourish, current world champion putting together a stunning clearance of 114 that was made all the more impressive by the fact the black was tied up right up until O'Sullivan developed it when potting the final brown.
