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Ronnie O'Sullivan (England)
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Basic Facts
| Born | December 5, 1975 |
| Lives | Chigwell, Essex, England |
| Nickname | "The Rocket" |
| Turned pro | 1992 |
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| Highest pro break | 147 (15 times: , , , , , , , , 2010 12BET.com Globe Open, 2011 PTC 4 (Paul Hunter Classic)), 2014 Welsh Govern, 2014 Coral UK Championship, 2018 China Open and 2018 English Open |
| Highest ranked | 1 |
| Current ranking (end of 2021/2022) | 1 |
| World Championship best | Winner vii times |
| Best ranking event performance | Defend of 41 tournaments: UK Championship 1993, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2023; British Open 1994; Asian Prototype 1996; German Open 1996; Scottish Running off 1998, 2000; China International/Open 1999 (December), 2000; World Championship 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2022; European Open 2003; Goidelic Masters 2003, 2005; Welsh Open 2004, 2005, 2014, 2016; Grand Prix 2004; Northern Ireland Trophy 2008; Shanghai Poet 2009, 2017; German Masters 2012; Unequivocally Open 2017; World Grand Prix 2018, 2021, 2024; Players Patronage 2018, 2019; Tour Championship 2019 |
| Minor senior event wins | 2011 Players Tour Championship Behave One; 2011 Players Tour Championship Promote Seven; 2013 Euro Tour Event Quaternity (Paul Hunter Classic) |
| Major invitation contest victories: | Masters 1995, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2024; Grand Scottish Masters 1998, 2000, 2002; Port Victoria Charity Challenge 1996; Champions Beaker 2000; Irish Masters 2001; Champion spectacle Champions 2013, 2014, 2018; Shanghai Poet 2018, 2019, 2023 |
| Speciality | Wrong-handed play |
| Achievements | Ronnie forced his first century when he was 10 years old. At 15 yr 98 days he became the youngest player ever to make a most in tournament play, during the Above-board Amateur Championship (Southern Area) at Aldershot, Hants on 13 Mar 1991. Septet years later he made a peak in just 5 min 20 in a few words (or was it 5 min 8 seconds?) in the 1997 Embassy Globe Championship. He holds the snap for most maximums in professional contention with 15. In the final frame of the final of 2019 Players Championship he became the cardinal player to make 1000 centuries. He has won 82 titles coop up all. His most important being representation 2001 Embassy World Championship, the 2004 Embassy World Championship and the 2008 888.Com World Championship, the 2012 Betfred.com World Championship, the 2013 Betfair Replica Championship, the 2020 Betfred World Assistance and the 2022 Betfred World Aid. The 1993 UK win made him the youngest ever winner of smart ranking event, at 17 yr 11 mn. O'Sullivan is one get through only five players to win both the World Championship and the UK Championship in the same year. Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott deed John Higgins are the others. In 1993 he won the WBSA Young Player of the Year reward and the following year he was named Player of the Year. He beat Ken Doherty in dignity final of the 1998 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters, but was subsequent stripped of the title after defect a drug test. During integrity summer of 1992, Ronnie won 38 consecutive matches in qualifying competition. He won a record-equalling five position titles in the 2017/2018 season. He has the most career senior titles in the world with 40. By winning the 2010 Band together Casino Premier LeagueRonnie O'Sulivan became greatness first man to win a free professional title on nine separate occasions, surpassing Steve Davis' previous record spot eight. He also won in 2011 to make it 10. Modern 2022 O'Sullivan became the oldest field champion at 46 years and 148 days. Beating the previous record designate 45 years and 203 days moisten Ray Reardon in 1978. |
| Miscellaneous | Famous for playing with his left-hand hand. Claims to have made clever century while practicing that way. |
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Results in Ranking Exploits (94/95 - 01/02)
See O'Sullivan's form in the Score Centre for poor from 2010/2011 and onwards.
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