Career
With four world titles in all (1998, 2007, 2009, 2011) he is joint-fourth overall in the modern era along with Ronnie O'Sullivan, and behind Stephen Hendry (7), Steve Davis (6) and Ray Reardon (6). To date, he has won a total of 24 ranking titles and compiled over 400 competitive century breaks, including five maximum 147 breaks. Since the 1996/1997 season he has never dropped below 6th in the world rankings.