Australian Neil Robertson has won the world snooker championships in England, becoming only the second Aussie to take the title.
Robertson, 28, defeated Scotland's Graeme Dott 18-13 in the best-of-35 frames final at The Crucible Theatre.
He's only the second Australian to win the world title, after Horace Lindrum in 1952.
Robertson's victory also makes him the first world champion from outside the British Isles since Canada's Cliff Thorburn in 1980.
'Incredible'
Robertson could not hide his delight at clinching the title at the end of a personal odyssey that started with a handful of money and a borrowed waistcoat.
"Oh my God, absolutely incredible, I just can't believe it," he told the BBC.
"I'd had three goes at it really and didn't go any good.
"There's no way in the world the guys that beat me would've thought I could do what I've done.
Persistence pays off
"But I just kept persisting with it.
"I came over to Cambridge with 500 quid in my pocket and I had to borrow a waistcoat off another Australian player.
"I couldn't afford to buy one, so I can probably buy a few more now I guess."
Snooker is hardly a crowd-puller in Australia, but Robertson expressed hope that his success would be a catalyst for greater interest.
Aussie quips
"If this doesn't do anything (for the sport), I don't know, I probably won't call myself Australian anymore," he joked.
"But obviously Australians love world champions and Olympic champions and stuff like that and it would've been a big blow if I'd lost the final.
"I had all sorts of those kinds of pressures to deal with as well, so hopefully this can start something special and we can start to get some events out there now."
