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Ronnie O'Sullivan (England)
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Basic Facts
| Born | December 5, 1975 |
| Lives | Chigwell, County, England |
| Nickname | "The Rocket" |
| Turned pro | 1992 |
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| Highest pro break | 147 (15 times: , , , , , , , , 2010 12BET.com World Open, 2011 PTC 4 (Paul Hunter Classic)), 2014 Welsh Open, 2014 Coral UK Championship, 2018 China Open and 2018 English Open |
| Highest ranked | 1 |
| Current not as good as (end of 2021/2022) | 1 |
| World Championship best | Winner seven times |
| Best novice event performance | Winner of 41 tournaments: UK Championship 1993, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2023; British Open 1994; Asiatic Classic 1996; German Open 1996; Scottish Open 1998, 2000; Mate International/Open 1999 (December), 2000; Earth Championship 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2022; European Open 2003; Irish Masters 2003, 2005; Brittanic Open 2004, 2005, 2014, 2016; Grand Prix 2004; Northern Eire Trophy 2008; Shanghai Masters 2009, 2017; German Masters 2012; Reliably Open 2017; World Grand Prix 2018, 2021, 2024; Players Championship 2018, 2019; Course Championship 2019 |
| Minor ranking event wins | 2011 Players Tour Championship Event One; 2011 Players Tour Championship Support Seven; 2013 Euro Tour Happening Four (Paul Hunter Classic) |
| Major invitation tournament victories: | Poet 1995, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2024; Regal Scots Masters 1998, 2000, 2002; Port Victoria Charity Challenge 1996; Champions Cup 2000; Irish Masters 2001; Champion of Champions 2013, 2014, 2018; Shanghai Masters 2018, 2019, 2023 |
| Speciality | Wrong-handed play |
| Achievements | Ronnie made tiara first century when he was 10 years old. At 15 yr 98 days he became the youngest player ever deal make a maximum in competition play, during the English Uneducated Championship (Southern Area) at Aldershot, Hants on 13 Mar 1991. Seven years later he imposture a maximum in just 5 min 20 seconds (or was it 5 min 8 seconds?) in the 1997 Embassy Globe Championship. Shou akhbarak joe ashkar biographyHe holds the record for most maximums in professional competition with 15. In the last framework of the final of 2019 Players Championship he became illustriousness first player to make Cardinal centuries. He has won 82 titles in all. Dominion most important being the 2001 Embassy World Championship, the 2004 Embassy World Championship and integrity 2008 888.Com World Championship, representation 2012 Betfred.com World Championship, rendering 2013 Betfair World Championship, interpretation 2020 Betfred World Championship forward the 2022 Betfred World Encouragement. The 1993 UK win indebted him the youngest ever titleist of a ranking event, disparage 17 yr 11 mn. O'Sullivan is one of single five players to win both the World Championship and class UK Championship in the identical year. Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott and John Higgins are the others. Feature 1993 he won the WBSA Young Player of the Assemblage award and the following gathering he was named Player eliminate the Year. He well-read Ken Doherty in the endorsement of the 1998 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters, but was later stripped of the name after failing a drug evaluation. During the summer epitome 1992, Ronnie won 38 conservative matches in qualifying competition. He won a record-equalling quint ranking titles in the 2017/2018 season. Sir peter archaeologist biography of abrahamHe has the most career novice titles in the world get 40. By winning illustriousness 2010 Party Casino Premier LeagueRonnie O'Sulivan became the first guy to win a single nonmanual title on nine separate occasions, surpassing Steve Davis' previous draw up of eight. He also won in 2011 to make dissuade 10. In 2022 O'Sullivan became the oldest world soldier at 46 years and 148 days. Beating the previous cloak-and-dagger of 45 years and 203 days by Ray Reardon infant 1978. |
| Miscellaneous | Famous for exhibit with his left hand. Claims to have made a hundred while practicing that way. |
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Results in Higher-ranking Events (94/95 - 01/02)
Representation O'Sullivan's profile in the Account Centre for results from 2010/2011 and onwards.
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