| Ronnie O'Sullivan is the youngest player to get 147 ( RECORD ). He was 15 years and 98 days when he did so during the last 16 of the 1991 English amateur championship in the ( Southern Area ) at Aldershot, Hants. Ronnie made his first century when he was the age of 10. In the 1997 Embassy Snooker World Championship he racked up a 147 in just 5 min 20 seconds ( RECORD ). In 1993 when O'Sullivan won the UK Championship he became the youngest player ever to win a ranking event at the age of ( 17 year 11 months ) ( RECORD ). In the same year he won the WBSA Young Player of the Year award , then the following year he became Player of the Year. He beat Ken Doherty in the final of the 1998 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters, but he was later stripped of the title after failing a drug test. During the summer of 1992, Ronnie won 38 consecutive matches in qualifying competition. He also claims that he compiled a century break with his left hand in practice. Ronnie's last ranking event title came in the Regal Scottish Masters 2000 against Mark Williams. Ronnie hammered Mark 9 - 2 in the final. Earlier on in the competition he racked up his fourth 147 against the Australian Quinten Hann, which took him just 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Ronnie has to be one of the most talented players to pick up a cue, being able to play with both hands.
Ronnie O'Sullivan : Stats
World Ranking : 4
Highest Ranking : 3 (1994, 1998)
Born - 5/12/75
Lives - Chigwell, Essex, England
Career Earnings : £1,503,331 (end of 1997/98 season)
Snooker Nickname - " The Rocket "
Turned Professional - 1992
Snooker Specialities - being able to play with both hands , which is a great advantage.
Highest Professional Break - 147 ( 4 times: 1997 Embassy World Championship , 1999 Welsh Open , 1999 Grand Prix , 2000 Regal Scottish Masters)
Centuries in Professional Career so far : 154 (end of 1997/98 season)
Asian Classic - 1 ( 1996 )
Regal Scottish Masters - 2 ( 1998 , 2000 )
Scottish Open - 1 ( 1998 )
British Open - 1 ( 1994 )
German Open - 1 ( 1996 )
Benson & Hedges Masters - 1 ( 1995 )
Uk Championships - 2 ( 1993, 1997 )
World Championships - 1 ( 2001 )
Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge - 1 ( 1996 )
Championship Cup 2000 - 1 ( 2000 ) |
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