When Essex boy Stuart Bingham won the snooker world title for the first time in his career at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre last May – it was a hugely welcome surprise to all those involved in the sport. Before the tournament really got under way in earnest, the end result seemed a foregone conclusion. “The Rocket” Ronnie O’Sullivan would surely win his sixth world title – and the bookmakers’ and exchanges’ odds thoroughly reflected this. O’Sullivan was one of the shortest priced favourites in recent history. Of course, things turned out rather differently. Stuart Bingham, on the other hand, was a relative outsider…