Ken Doherty celebrated St Patrick's Day in style by trouncing Stephen Hendry 9-3 in the final of the Thailand Masters in Bangkok today.
The in-form Irishman became only the eighth player to collect back-to-back world ranking titles, following his success at the Regal Welsh Open in January and pocketed a first prize of Stg£44,000.
By completing this rare double, Doherty, who had never previously won two such events in the same season, joined the select group of Hendry, Steve Davis, John Parrott, Jimmy White, Doug Mountjoy, Mark Williams and John Higgins.
"I'm really chuffed," said Doherty.
"To beat Stephen 9-3 in any final is fantastic. Results like this make all the hard work I've put into my game worthwhile. It's what competing is all about.
"It'll be a double St Patrick's Day celebration now, that's for sure. I've got a couple of pals over with me from Ireland, so maybe we'll put on our own parade around the streets of Bangkok," he joked.
The extent of Doherty's domination can be gauged by the overall match points total. Doherty, who dropped only eight frames in five outings on the way to lifting the fifth world ranking event trophy of his career, outscored Hendry 904-347.
Doherty leapfrogs Hendry into fourth on the provisional world ranking list and has now secured £192,260 in prize money this season.
Even so, there is no likelihood of Doherty resting on his laurels, especially with the Irish Masters - always one of his priorities every season - only 10 days away.
"I've won two tournaments this year. In fact it's probably the best season I've ever had, but I'm not going to get too carried away and celebrate like in previous years. As soon as I get home I'll get back down to practice," he insisted.