Ronnie O'Sullivan and David Beckham have exchanged messages on social media following the 48-year-old's Masters triumph on Sunday night.
The Rocket seemed to be heading for defeat against Ali Carter, having fallen 6-3 down at one stage.
But O'Sullivan showed why he's considered the best snooker player of all time, eventually winning 10-7 in front of a delighted Alexandra Palace crowd.
O'Sullivan was the youngest-ever winner of the tournament when he reigned supreme back in 1995.
Ronnie O'Sullivan and David Beckham have exchanged messages on social media after Masters triumph
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And he's now the oldest champion in Masters history, too, after seeing off strong competition from Carter to secure the prize.
After O'Sullivan's triumph, Beckham sent the snooker star a congratulatory message on Instagram.
The Inter Miami owner said: "@Ronnie well done mate."
And O'Sullivan then replied by saying 'thanks mate' while accompanying his response with a thumbs up.
Other big names from the world of sport have congratulated the 48-year-old.
Novak Djokovic commented on one of O'Sullivan's pictures with clapping and muscle emojis.
Tottenham star James Maddison, who was present at Ally Pally, said: "Different level."
Former footballer Jimmy Bullard simply said 'the guvnour' with a fire emoji.
And Lee Trundle stated: "The greatest to ever do it."
O'Sullivan is known for his honesty and, after beating Carter, insisted he was actually better as a teenager than he is now.
He said: “I thought when I was 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 I was even better then than I was now to be honest with you.
“Technically I felt I was much better, more consistent. These days I’m a bit in and out and I search for it.
“It’s got better since 2001 and I’ve had to work on the technical side just to keep things as tight as I can.
“I have some good spells, some good months, good years sometimes, but then I have some awful months and awful years and I just accept that that’s how it is and just try and play my way through it and hopefully it comes good at some point.
“It’s quite a struggle for me the game at the moment, confidence wise.”
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Carter, meanwhile, quipped that O'Sullivan was 'starting to annoy him' after his defeat.
“He’s beginning to annoy me," he said.
"It’s a good week, obviously, I’m gutted I lost the final, it’s all about winning at the end of the day.
"But before I rocked up last week I’d have took the final, so a lot of good things to come for me.
"I’m heading in the right direction.”
Ronnie O'Sullivan came from behind to beat Ali Carter in Sunday's Masters final
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He added: "Ronnie played very well there, I know he missed a couple at the end I think the crowd were getting a bit excited.
"When you play Ronnie you're playing against the crowd as well, you gotta' accept that.
"I tried my best and it just wasn't good enough today."
