A HOST of celebrities were glued to their television screens for the final, while some lucky stars including Roy Keane and Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain were able to get tickets for the hotly contested contest.

And a number of them tweeted their support for Bingham – whose Twitter followers went up by about 6,500 since his win – after he was crowned the new World Champion.

Well played Stuart Bingham, World Champion. What a brilliant performance!

@Gary Lineker

 

Massive well done to @Stuart__Bingham great performance under the most intense pressure. Deserved world champion. Enjoy!!”

@pistol147 (Mark Allen, professional snooker player)

 

@Stuart_Bingham well done mate you were great all the way through...unlucky @Magician147 great sport as always mate

@jackpot180 (Adrian Lewis, world darts champion)

 

Spoke to @Stuart_Bingham this morning and he is absolutely HANGIN #andthenew”

@Markking147 (Mark King, professional snooker player)

 

Stuart Bingham is the champion!!!!

@Martina (Martina Navratilova)

 

Well done Stuart Bingham

@judd147t (Judd Trump – professional snooker player)

 

All these young snooker players should take a hard look at Bingham and take some tips off him, dedicated and plays in everything.

@markwil147 (Mark Williams MBE – ex professional snooker player)

 

If anyone deserves to be world champion out of sheer love for the game it’s @Stuart__Bingham for what he gives he was owed the world title IMO

@Thecaptain147 (Ali Carter, fellow Essex professional snooker player)

 

Top snooker final that. Bingham deserved it. Would have loved Murphy to win but great story for Bingham.

@Joey7Barton (professional footballer)

 

Amazing scenes. Delighted for Bingham and what a great sportsman Murphy is.

@themichaelowen

 

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER! 4 hours sleep and hungover. Thanks for all the messages peeps. I'll try and respond but it might take a while!

@Stuart_Bingham