Is this the only way to stop Ronnie?

NO, this isn't a picture of new London mayor Boris Johnson's council of advisers, nor is it a meeting of the pointy-heads who told Gordon Brown that scrapping the 10p tax rate would be the best thing since sliced bread.

11-5 up and needing only seven more frames to win, on fire and looking unbeatable - having not lost a single session all fortnight - the question must be asked: Will Ronnie O'Sullivan ever lose again?

Ali, it's over to you...

• Watch the final live on the BBC Sport website
• Pictures of those crazy pooches playing poker