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'''Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional [[snooker]] player who is the current world champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest players in history.
'''Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional [[snooker]] player who is the current world champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest players in history.


Since turning professional in 1992, he has won six [[World Snooker Championship|World Championships]], a record seven [[Masters (snooker)|Masters]] titles, and a record seven [[UK Championship]]s for a record total of 20 titles in [[Triple Crown (snooker)|Triple Crown]] tournaments.<ref name="WorldSnooker Bio of O'Sullivan"/><ref name="2018 UK title">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/46501187|title=UK Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Allen to win seventh title|work=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=10 December 2018|date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210092849/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/46501187|archive-date=10 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>. One of 11 players to win a career Triple Crown, O'Sullivan holds the all-time record for the [[List of snooker players by number of ranking titles|most ranking titles]] with 37. He broke the record he shared with [[Stephen Hendry]] by winning the [[2020 World Snooker Championship]]. He also holds the record of being the youngest winner of a ranking title, winning the 1993 UK Championship aged 17 years and 358 days, as well as being the youngest winner of the Masters in 1995, at 19 years and 69 days old. He won 38 consecutive matches in ranking events after turning professional, which is also a record. He has earned career prize money of over £12&nbsp;million, the highest amount of any snooker player.<ref name=10mill>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/45541687 |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Barry Hawkins to retain Shanghai Masters |publisher=BBC |date=16 September 2018 |accessdate=17 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016235552/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/45541687 |archive-date=16 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Since turning professional in 1992, he has won six [[World Snooker Championship|World Championships]], a record seven [[Masters (snooker)|Masters]] titles, and a record seven [[UK Championship]]s for a record total of 20 titles in [[Triple Crown (snooker)|Triple Crown]] tournaments.<ref name="WorldSnooker Bio of O'Sullivan"/><ref name="2018 UK title">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/46501187|title=UK Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Allen to win seventh title|work=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=10 December 2018|date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210092849/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/46501187|archive-date=10 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>. One of 11 players to win a career Triple Crown, O'Sullivan holds the all-time record for the [[List of snooker players by number of ranking titles|most ranking titles]] with 37. He broke the record he shared with [[Stephen Hendry]] by winning the [[2020 World Snooker Championship]]. He also holds the record of being the youngest winner of a ranking title, winning the 1993 UK Championship aged 17 years and 358 days, as well as being the youngest winner of the Masters in 1995, at 19 years and 69 days old. He won 38 consecutive matches in ranking events after turning professional, which is also a record. He has earned career prize money of over £11&nbsp;million, the highest amount of any snooker player.<ref name=10mill>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/45541687 |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Barry Hawkins to retain Shanghai Masters |publisher=BBC |date=16 September 2018 |accessdate=17 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016235552/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/45541687 |archive-date=16 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>


O'Sullivan has held the world number one ranking on multiple occasions. In March 2019, he attained the world number one position for the first time since May 2010 after winning the inaugural [[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]]. This nine season gap is the longest spell between holding the number one position in the history of the sport. He has been the season end world number one on six occasions.
O'Sullivan has held the world number one ranking on multiple occasions. In March 2019, he attained the world number one position for the first time since May 2010 after winning the inaugural [[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]]. This nine season gap is the longest spell between holding the number one position in the history of the sport. He has been the season end world number one on six occasions.

Revision as of 23:32, 18 August 2020

Ronnie O'Sullivan
OBE
O'Sullivan at the 2015 German Masters
Born (1975-12-05) 5 December 1975 (age 49)
Wordsley, West Midlands, England
Sport country England
NicknameThe Rocket[1]
Professional1992–
Highest ranking1 (May 2002–May 2003, May 2004–May 2006, May 2008–May 2010, March–August 2019)
Current ranking 3 (as of 16 December 2024)
Century breaks1,279 (as of 23 December 2024)
Tournament wins
Ranking37
Minor-ranking3
World Champion

Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan OBE (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player who is the current world champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest players in history.

Since turning professional in 1992, he has won six World Championships, a record seven Masters titles, and a record seven UK Championships for a record total of 20 titles in Triple Crown tournaments.[2][4]. One of 11 players to win a career Triple Crown, O'Sullivan holds the all-time record for the most ranking titles with 37. He broke the record he shared with Stephen Hendry by winning the 2020 World Snooker Championship. He also holds the record of being the youngest winner of a ranking title, winning the 1993 UK Championship aged 17 years and 358 days, as well as being the youngest winner of the Masters in 1995, at 19 years and 69 days old. He won 38 consecutive matches in ranking events after turning professional, which is also a record. He has earned career prize money of over £11 million, the highest amount of any snooker player.[5]

O'Sullivan has held the world number one ranking on multiple occasions. In March 2019, he attained the world number one position for the first time since May 2010 after winning the inaugural Tour Championship. This nine season gap is the longest spell between holding the number one position in the history of the sport. He has been the season end world number one on six occasions.

A prolific break-builder, O'Sullivan is the only player to have achieved 1,000 career century breaks,[6] a milestone he reached in frame 14 of the 2019 Players Championship final in this frame he won the title defeating Neil Robertson 10–4. He has also achieved the highest number of officially recognized maximum breaks in professional competition (15), and the fastest competitive maximum break, compiled in a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds at the 1997 World Championship.[7][8][9]

O'Sullivan has often been a controversial figure in the sport. Noted for his unpredictable temperament and outspoken views, he has received many warnings and sanctions from the sport's governing body over his conduct and comments, and has repeatedly declared his intention to retire.[10] Outside his playing career, he has worked as a pundit for Eurosport's snooker coverage and had his own magazine show called The Ronnie O'Sullivan Show. He has written crime novels and autobiographies, and has starred in the miniseries Ronnie O'Sullivan's American Hustle. He was awarded an OBE in the 2016 New Year Honours.

Early life

Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan was born on 5 December 1975[2] in Wordsley, West Midlands,[11][12] the son of Ronald John and Maria (née Catalano) O'Sullivan, who ran a string of sex shops in the Soho area of London together.[13] He was raised in the Manor Road area of Chigwell, Essex, where he still lives.[13][14] From 1992 to 2010, his father was in jail for stabbing a man to death.[15] His mother was sentenced to a year in prison for tax evasion in 1996, leaving O'Sullivan to care for his eight-year-old sister Danielle.[16] He is a first cousin of snooker player Maria Catalano, who has been ranked number one in the women's game.[17]

Career summary

Main article: Professional snooker career of Ronnie O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan with the trophy of the 2012 German Masters

O'Sullivan began playing snooker at age 7 and soon became a noted amateur competitor, winning his first club tournament at age 9, making his first competitive century break at age 10, and winning the British Under-16 Championship at age 13. At the 1991 English Amateur Championship, at the age of 15 years and 98 days, he made his first competitive maximum break, then the youngest player ever to do so in a recognised tournament. In the same year, he won the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship and Junior Pot Black.

After turning professional in 1992 at the age of 16, he won 74 of his first 76 qualifying matches, including a record 38 consecutive professional victories. He qualified for the televised stages of the World Championship in his first professional season, making his Crucible debut on 18 April 1993, aged 17 years and 134 days. He remains the third youngest player ever to compete at the venue, behind Luca Brecel and Stephen Hendry. He claimed his first ranking title later that year, winning the 1993 UK Championship seven days before his 18th birthday to become the youngest ever winner of a ranking tournament, a record he still holds. The following season, he won the 1995 Masters aged 19 years and 69 days. He remains the youngest ever Masters champion.

Between 1996 and 1999, O'Sullivan reached three world semifinals in four years. At the 1997 World Championship, he achieved his first maximum break in professional competition; compiled in a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds, it remains the fastest competitive maximum break in snooker history. He won his second 1997 UK Championship later that year. Despite these successes, his career became increasingly marred by controversy in the later 1990s. During the 1996 World Championship, he assaulted assistant press officer Michael Ganley, for which the WPBSA gave him a suspended two-year ban and a £20,000 fine.[18] After winning the 1998 Irish Masters, he was stripped of his title and prize money when a post-match drug test found evidence of cannabis in his system.[19]

He reached his first world final in 2001, where he defeated John Higgins 18–14 to claim his first world title and reach number two in the world rankings. He won his third UK title later in 2001, which helped him attain the world number one ranking for the first time in the 2002/2003 season. With veteran world champion Ray Reardon acting as his coach and mentor, he won his second world title in 2004, defeating Graeme Dott 18–8 in the final, after which he held the number one ranking for the next two seasons. He added his second Masters title in 2005, ten years after his first. However, his behaviour became notably erratic in the mid-2000s as he battled clinical depression. During the 2005 World Championship, he shaved his head mid-tournament and exhibited what The Independent called a "public emotional disintegration" while losing 11 of the last 14 frames in his quarterfinal against Peter Ebdon.[20] At the 2005 UK Championship, he sat with a wet towel draped over his head during his match against Mark King. Trailing Hendry 1–4 in their best-of-17-frames quarterfinal at the 2006 UK Championship, he abruptly conceded the match during the sixth frame and left the arena. Hendry was awarded the match 9–1 and the WPBSA fined O'Sullivan £20,800 over the incident.[18]

In 2007, O'Sullivan won his third Masters title and his fourth 2007 UK Championship, his first ranking title in almost three years. He won his third world title in 2008, defeating Ali Carter 18–8 in the final, after which he held the world number one ranking for the next two seasons. He added his fourth Masters title in 2009. After two disappointing seasons that saw him fall out of the top ten in the world rankings, he began working with psychiatrist Steve Peters in 2011. A resurgent O'Sullivan captured his fourth World Championship in 2012, again defeating Carter in the final, after which he paid tribute to Peters's work with him. The following season, he took an extended break from the professional tour. Despite having played only one competitive match all season, he returned to the Crucible for the 2013 World Snooker Championship and successfully defended his world title, defeating Barry Hawkins 18–12 in the final. In 2014, he won his fifth Masters title, beating defending champion Mark Selby 10–4 in the final, and went on to reach a third consecutive World Championship final, where he again faced Selby. Despite taking a 10–5 lead, he lost 14–18, his first ever defeat in a world final. Later that year he won his fifth UK Championship, beating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final, although he declined to defend his UK title the following year, citing debilitating insomnia.[21]

O'Sullivan after winning his fifth world title in 2013

He won consecutive Masters in 2016 and 2017 for a record seven Masters titles. He won consecutive UK Championships in 2017 and 2018 for a record seven UK titles and a new overall record of 19 Triple Crown titles, surpassing Hendry's total of 18. During the 2017–18 season he won five ranking events.[22] In the last frame of the 2019 Players Championship final, he made his 1,000th century break in professional competition, becoming the first player to reach that milestone. At the 2019 Tour Championship he won his 36th ranking title, equalling Hendry's record and giving him the world number one ranking for the first time since May 2010. At the 2020 World Snooker Championship, he won his sixth world title, defeating Kyren Wilson 18–8 in the final, and set a new record of 37 career ranking titles. His other career highlights include four Welsh Open titles, four Shanghai Masters titles, three Champion of Champions titles, two China Open titles, and a record 15 maximum breaks in professional competition.

Criticisms of the sport

During the 2010s, O'Sullivan became a vocal critic of World Snooker Tour chairman Barry Hearn. In interviews and on social media, he voiced his unhappiness with many of Hearn's decisions affecting how the professional tour is run. He took issue with increased travel expectations, flat 128 draws that required top professionals to play more rounds against lower ranked opponents, reduced prize money for 147 breaks, and what he saw as inadequate tournament venues. He accused snooker's governing body of bullying and intimidating him, stated that Hearn was running a "dictatorship"[23], and threatened in 2018 to form a breakaway snooker tour akin to the split in darts. Hearn responded by criticising some of O'Sullivan's remarks as immature and characterising his breakaway threat as damaging to the sport.

During the 2020 World Championships O'Sullivan publicly criticised the standard of new players coming into snooker, believing he would have to "lose an arm and a leg to fall out of the top 50"[24]. He was also critical of the organisers decision to allow fans into the tournament final, during the COVID pandemic. [25]

Playing style

O'Sullivan during the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic

O'Sullivan plays in a fast and attacking manner. He is a prolific breakbuilder and solid tactical player. He has stated his disdain for long, drawn-out games, saying that it harms the game of snooker.[26] He is regarded by many other professionals as an excellent front-runner.[27] In previous years, he could become demoralized by being behind and not playing well, and was liable to lose several consecutive frames.[28] He is right-handed but can play to a very high standard with his left hand and routinely alternates where needed. While not quite possessing the same power in his left arm, being ambidextrous enables him to attempt shots with his left hand that would otherwise require awkward cueing with a rest or spider.[29]

When he first displayed this left-handed ability in the 1996 World Championship against Alain Robidoux, the Canadian accused him of disrespect and refused to shake hands after the match.[18][30]

Status

O'Sullivan is considered by many to be the most naturally talented player in the history of the sport,[31] with some labelling him a "genius".[32][33] Several of his peers regard him as the greatest player ever.[34][35][36][37][38] However, a temperamental streak sometimes leads to O'Sullivan having a lack of confidence or interest,[11] and he has performed inconsistently throughout his controversial career thus far,[39] with observers noting the "two Ronnies" aspect of his character.[40][41] Stephen Hendry stated after his defeat at the 2008 World Championship that O'Sullivan was at the time "the best player in the world by a country mile".[42] O'Sullivan has compiled the highest number of competitive century breaks in the sport's history,[43] surpassing Hendry's previous record of 775.[44] O'Sullivan targeted reaching 1,000 century breaks before he retires,[45] a feat he achieved in the winning frame of the 2019 Players Championship final.[6]

O'Sullivan is one of the most popular players on the circuit,[46] noted for being a "showman",[47] and has helped improve the image of snooker to the general public.[32][48] O'Sullivan himself has stated his desire for entertaining the watching public, and has said that slow, gritty games put viewers off.[49] He has often been compared to Alex Higgins and Jimmy White, because of both his natural talent and popularity.[29] O'Sullivan has three verified social network accounts, on Twitter, Sina Weibo, and Instagram, with over 300,000, over 160,000 and over 145,000 followers respectively.[50][51][52] He updates his Weibo account with the help of two assistants who understand Chinese.[53]

Other endeavours

Broadcaster

O'Sullivan started broadcasting regularly on Brentwood radio station Phoenix FM in May 2015, co-hosting the Midweek Matchzone show with Chris Hood.[54] O'Sullivan has previously broadcast a number of hour-long specials for the station.

In March 2014, Eurosport announced that it had signed an exclusive deal with O'Sullivan to make him its global ambassador for snooker, with the goal of driving the sport's international appeal.[55] As part of the deal, O'Sullivan creates an exclusive snooker series for the network called The Ronnie O'Sullivan Show, which includes his insights into the game, interviews with other professional players, and playing tips. He also wrote for Yahoo! websites and mobile apps during the World Championship.[56] O'Sullivan works for Eurosport with Jimmy White and Neal Foulds doing analysis for events that he does not take part in or if he is knocked out of an event he joins the team for the later rounds. O'Sullivan also starred in a mini-series Ronnie O'Sullivan's American Hustle touring the United States with broadcasting friend Matt Smith. The series showed the pair travelling to different cities in the US learning the art of pool hustling.[57]

Author

O'Sullivan at a 2014 book signing

O'Sullivan has written three crime novels in collaboration with author Emlyn Rees:[58] Framed (2016),[59] Double Kiss (2017),[60] and The Break (2018). Although the novels are not autobiographical, they are loosely based on his early experiences and family life.[59] He has also written two autobiographies: his first, The Autobiography of Ronnie O'Sullivan, was published in 2003; and his second, Running: The Autobiography, was published in 2013.[61]

In March 2018, O'Sullivan announced that he was writing a new health and fitness book with nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert. Published in early 2019, Top of Your Game: Eating for Mind and Body contains healthy recipes and advice for "living better, eating healthier and feeding your brain to enhance your performance".[62]

Video games

O'Sullivan has been involved with several video games, including his own Ronnie O'Sullivan's Snooker, which was released for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita on 3 October 2012.[63] He also worked on World Snooker Championship 2007 in 2007, and Virtual Snooker in 1996.

Personal life

O'Sullivan has three children: Taylor-Ann Magnus (born 1996) from a two-year relationship with Sally Magnus,[64] and Lily (born 2006) and Ronnie (born 2007) from a relationship with Jo Langley, whom he met at Narcotics Anonymous.[65][66] He became a grandfather in October 2018 after Taylor-Ann gave birth to her first child.[67] He has been engaged to actress Laila Rouass since 2013.[68]

O'Sullivan is known for his perfectionism[69] and for being highly self-critical,[70] even in victory.[71][72] He has suffered from depression, and struggled with drug addiction and alcoholism in his early career.[73] Psychiatrist Steve Peters, a close friend,[74][75] has been helping him overcome his mood swings since 2011.[13][76] He is also a close friend of artist Damien Hirst.[77] Noted for repeatedly declaring his intention to retire,[78] O'Sullivan took an extended break during the 2012–13 season, which he spent working on a pig farm.[79] He also likes running,[80] with a personal best of 34 minutes and 54 seconds for 10 km races in 2008, which ranked him in the top 1,500 10k runners in the UK.[81] He enjoys cooking,[82] and appeared on BBC's Saturday Kitchen in December 2014.[83]

Despite a self-professed interest in Islam, O'Sullivan denied media reports that claimed he had converted to the religion in 2003.[84][85][86][87] He has also espoused an interest in Buddhism,[88] having spent many lunchtimes at the London Buddhist Centre in Bethnal Green. However, he denies having a firm commitment to any religion.[89] He is a supporter of Arsenal FC.[90] He enjoys motor racing and has appeared on Top Gear.[91] He is a supporter of the Labour Party and was the first celebrity to endorse Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 general election.[92]

O'Sullivan was named OBE in the New Year Honours list in 2016.[93]

O'Sullivan has been involved in a long-running feud with the venue K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley, West Sussex. On the first day of the 2018 open, he described the venue as "a bit of a hellhole" and said that "all [he] can smell is urine".[94] World Snooker defended the centre in a statement.[95] World Champion Mark Williams also praised the centre.[96] The following year at the 2019 open, O'Sullivan renewed his criticism of the venue and the town as a whole, saying, "Every day in Crawley is a day lost in my life."[97] Two days later on 17 October, he tweeted an image showing a dirty floor underneath a table purporting to be from the venue, criticising it for its hygiene.[98] He received criticism after the owners responded to show that the image was in fact from when the venue had been under different management, and that the centre had since been refurbished with new furniture different.[99] He restated his disdain for the venue again in 2020 when discussing playing at the Crucible Theatre without a crowd due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying, "I'd rather go and play in Crawley, that's how bad it is."[100]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Ranking[101][nb 1] [nb 2] 57 9 3 8 7 3 4 4 2 1 3 1 1 3 5 1 1 3 11 9 19 4 5 10 14 2 1
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters[nb 3] Tournament Not Held Minor-Rank. A A A A
International Championship Tournament Not Held WD 2R QF A 3R 1R A A
China Championship Tournament Not Held NR QF A A
English Open Tournament Not Held 3R W SF 4R
World Open[nb 4] 1R 1R QF 1R 2R 2R 3R QF F QF QF 2R W F QF F QF 2R F WD A A Not Held A A A LQ
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held 4R 3R F F
UK Championship 2R W QF QF 1R W A QF SF W QF SF 2R 1R QF W 2R SF 1R 2R A QF W A F W W 4R
Scottish Open[nb 5] 2R LQ 3R 1R QF W 2R W 2R 2R 3R QF Tournament Not Held MR Not Held QF QF WD QF
European Masters[nb 6] QF F SF 1R 1R NH 1R Not Held QF W QF 2R A 1R NR Tournament Not Held F A WD A
German Masters[nb 7] Not Held 1R W SF NR Tournament Not Held WD W A LQ QF LQ 1R WD A A
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held NR 1R 2R W 1R QF
Welsh Open 2R 1R QF 2R 2R 3R SF 3R 2R 2R QF W W 2R QF F 2R SF 1R SF A W 3R W 2R QF 3R SF
Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event A A A 2R
Players Championship[nb 8] Tournament Not Held DNQ WD DNQ 2R DNQ DNQ QF W W DNQ
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held MR A A A A
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held W DNQ
World Championship 1R 2R QF SF 2R SF SF 1R W SF 1R W QF SF QF W 2R QF QF W W F QF 2R QF 2R 1R W
Non-ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic Tournament Not Held Pro–am Event Minor-Ranking Event Ranking Event A
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not Held Ranking Event W W
Champion of Champions Tournament Not Held W W WD F F W SF
The Masters A WR W F F QF QF QF 1R QF QF F W F W 1R W F 1R QF A W SF W W QF F A
Championship League Tournament Not Held A A RR RR A A A WD F A A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Dubai Classic[nb 9] LQ SF SF 1R W Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking Event QF NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 10] 2R 1R F 2R SF 2R 1R 2R 2R SF NR Not Held NR Tournament Not Held
British Open LQ W F SF 1R QF 3R SF QF SF 3R F SF Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event W QF W NH NR Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not Held NR F QF W Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not Held WD F W WD 2R A A 1R A 2R W Non-Rank.
China Open[nb 11] Tournament Not Held NR 2R W W QF Not Held WD 1R SF 1R QF 1R 1R QF A A WD A 2R 1R A NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Nescafe Extra Challenge W Tournament Not Held
Benson & Hedges Championship WD W A A A A A A A A A A A NH A A A A Tournament Not Held
Tenball Not Held F Tournament Not Held
Pontins Professional A A QF A A A A A Tournament Not Held
Superstar International Tournament Not Held W Tournament Not Held
China Open[nb 11] Tournament Not Held SF Ranking Event Not Held Ranking Event
Millennium Cup Tournament Not Held F Tournament Not Held
Champions Cup[nb 12] Not Held QF W F F F SF W RR Tournament Not Held
Scottish Masters A A SF SF QF QF W QF W F W Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not Held 1R Ranking Event Tournament Not Held
Pot Black SF A Tournament Not Held QF A A Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters A QF 1R QF SF DQ QF SF W QF Ranking Event NH W Tournament Not Held
Euro-Asia Masters Challenge Tournament Not Held RR Tournament Not Held
Power Snooker Tournament Not Held W F Tournament Not Held
Premier League[nb 13] RR RR RR RR W RR SF SF W W SF A W W W W W F W W A Tournament Not Held
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held F Ranking
Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held SF A A A 2R A Ranking Event
Hong Kong Masters Tournament Not Held F Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) 		QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi–finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
DQ disqualified from the tournament
NH / Not Held event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event event is/was a ranking event.
RV / Ranking & Variant Format Event means an event is/was a ranking & variant format event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro–am Event means an event is/was a pro–am event.
VF / Variant Format Event means an event is/was a variant format event.

Career finals

Ranking finals: 53 (37 titles, 16 runners-up)

Legend
World Championship (6–1)
UK Championship (7–1)
Other (24–14)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Winner 1. 1993 UK Championship Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–6 [102]
Runner-up 1. 1993 European Open Scotland Stephen Hendry 5–9 [103]
Winner 2. 1994 British Open Thailand James Wattana 9–4 [104]
Runner-up 2. 1995 Thailand Open Thailand James Wattana 6–9 [105]
Runner-up 3. 1995 British Open Scotland John Higgins 6–9 [104]
Winner 3. 1996 Asian Classic England Brian Morgan 9–8 [106]
Winner 4. 1996 German Open Canada Alain Robidoux 9–7 [103]
Winner 5. 1997 UK Championship (2) Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–6 [102]
Winner 6. 1998 Scottish Open Scotland John Higgins 9–5 [107]
Winner 7. 1999 China Open England Stephen Lee 9–2 [108]
Winner 8. 2000 Scottish Open (2) Wales Mark Williams 9–1 [107]
Runner-up 4. 2000 Grand Prix Wales Mark Williams 5–9 [109]
Winner 9. 2000 China Open (2) Wales Mark Williams 9–3 [108]
Winner 10. 2001 World Snooker Championship Scotland John Higgins 18–14 [110]
Winner 11. 2001 UK Championship (3) Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 10–1 [102]
Winner 12. 2003 European Open Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–6 [103]
Winner 13. 2003 Irish Masters Scotland John Higgins 10–9 [111]
Runner-up 5. 2003 British Open (2) Scotland Stephen Hendry 6–9 [104]
Winner 14. 2004 Welsh Open England Steve Davis 9–8 [112]
Winner 15. 2004 World Snooker Championship (2) Scotland Graeme Dott 18–8 [110]
Winner 16. 2004 Grand Prix England Ian McCulloch 9–5 [109]
Winner 17. 2005 Welsh Open (2) Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–8 [112]
Winner 18. 2005 Irish Masters (2) Wales Matthew Stevens 10–8 [111]
Runner-up 6. 2005 Grand Prix (2) Scotland John Higgins 2–9 [109]
Runner-up 7. 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy China Ding Junhui 6–9 [113]
Runner-up 8. 2007 Grand Prix (3) Hong Kong Marco Fu 6–9 [109]
Winner 19. 2007 UK Championship (4) Scotland Stephen Maguire 10–2 [102]
Runner-up 9. 2008 Welsh Open England Mark Selby 8–9 [112]
Winner 20. 2008 World Snooker Championship (3) England Ali Carter 18–8 [110]
Winner 21. 2008 Northern Ireland Trophy England Dave Harold 9–3 [113]
Runner-up 10. 2008 Shanghai Masters England Ricky Walden 8–10 [108]
Winner 22. 2009 Shanghai Masters China Liang Wenbo 10–5 [108]
Runner-up 11. 2010 World Open The World Open is a continuation of the Grand Prix but under a different format Australia Neil Robertson 1–5 [114]
Winner 23. 2012 German Masters The German Masters is a continuation of the German Open under a different name Scotland Stephen Maguire 9–7 [115]
Winner 24. 2012 World Snooker Championship (4) England Ali Carter 18–11 [116]
Winner 25. 2013 World Snooker Championship (5) England Barry Hawkins 18–12 [117]
Winner 26. 2014 Welsh Open (3) China Ding Junhui 9–3 [118]
Runner-up 12. 2014 World Snooker Championship England Mark Selby 14–18 [119]
Winner 27. 2014 UK Championship (5) England Judd Trump 10–9 [120]
Winner 28. 2016 Welsh Open (4) Australia Neil Robertson 9–5 [121]
Runner-up 13. 2016 European Masters England Judd Trump 8–9 [122]
Runner-up 14. 2016 UK Championship England Mark Selby 7–10 [123]
Winner 29. 2017 English Open England Kyren Wilson 9–2 [124]
Winner 30. 2017 Shanghai Masters (2) England Judd Trump 10–3 [125]
Winner 31. 2017 UK Championship (6) England Shaun Murphy 10–5 [126]
Winner 32. 2018 World Grand Prix China Ding Junhui 10–3 [127]
Winner 33. 2018 Players Championship England Shaun Murphy 10–4 [128]
Runner-up 15. 2018 Northern Ireland Open England Judd Trump 7–9 [129]
Winner 34. 2018 UK Championship (7) Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10–6 [130]
Winner 35. 2019 Players Championship (2) Australia Neil Robertson 10–4 [131]
Winner 36. 2019 Tour Championship Australia Neil Robertson 13–11 [132]
Runner-up 16. 2019 Northern Ireland Open (2) England Judd Trump 7–9 [133]
Winner 37. 2020 World Snooker Championship (6) England Kyren Wilson 18–8 [134]

Minor-ranking finals: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Runner-up 1. 2010 Players Tour Championship – Event 4 England Barry Pinches 3–4 [135]
Winner 1. 2011 Players Tour Championship – Event 1 England Joe Perry 4–0 [136]
Winner 2. 2011 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy Wales Matthew Stevens 4–2 [137]
Runner-up 2. 2011 Antwerp Open England Judd Trump 3–4 [138]
Winner 3. 2013 Paul Hunter Classic Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4–0 [139]
Runner-up 3. 2013 Antwerp Open (2) England Mark Selby 3–4 [140]

Non-ranking finals: 50 (33 titles, 17 runners-up)

Legend
The Masters (7–6)
Champion of Champions (3–2)
Premier League (10–1)
Other (13–8)
Disqualified (1)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Winner 1. 1993 Nescafe Extra Challenge Thailand James Wattana Round-Robin [141] [142]
Winner 2. 1993 Benson and Hedges Championship Scotland John Lardner 9–6 [143]
Winner 3. 1995 The Masters Scotland John Higgins 9–3 [144]
Winner 4. 1996 Charity Challenge Scotland John Higgins 9–6 [145]
Runner-up 1. 1996 The Masters Scotland Stephen Hendry 5–10 [144]
Runner-up 2. 1997 Charity Challenge Scotland Stephen Hendry 8–9 [145]
Runner-up 3. 1997 The Masters (2) England Steve Davis 8–10 [144]
Winner 5. 1997 European League Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–8 [146]
Winner 6. 1997 Superstar International England Jimmy White 5–3 [142]
Runner-up 4. 1998 Charity Challenge (2) Scotland John Higgins 8–9 [145]
Disqualified [nb 14] 1998 Irish Masters Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9–3 [111]
Winner 7. 1998 Scottish Masters Scotland John Higgins 9–7 [147]
Runner-up 5. 1999 Charity Challenge (3) Scotland John Higgins 4–9 [145]
Runner-up 6. 1999 Millennium Cup England Stephen Lee 2–7 [142]
Winner 8. 2000 Champions Cup (2) Wales Mark Williams 7–5 [145]
Winner 9. 2000 Scottish Masters (2) Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–6 [147]
Winner 10. 2001 Irish Masters Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–8 [111]
Winner 11. 2001 Premier League The Premier League Snooker is a continuation of the European League Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–7 [146]
Runner-up 7. 2001 Scottish Masters Scotland John Higgins 6–9 [147]
Winner 12. 2002 Premier League (3) Scotland John Higgins 9–4 [146]
Winner 13. 2002 Scottish Masters (3) Scotland John Higgins 9–4 [147]
Runner-up 8. 2004 The Masters (3) England Paul Hunter 9–10 [144]
Winner 14. 2005 The Masters (2) Scotland John Higgins 10–3 [144]
Winner 15. 2005 (May) Premier League (4) Wales Mark Williams 6–0 [146]
Winner 16. 2005 (Dec) Premier League (5) Scotland Stephen Hendry 6–0 [146]
Runner-up 9. 2006 The Masters (4) Scotland John Higgins 9–10 [144]
Winner 17. 2006 Premier League (6) England Jimmy White 7–0 [146]
Winner 18. 2007 The Masters (3) China Ding Junhui 10–3 [144]
Winner 19. 2007 Kilkenny Irish Masters The Kilkenny Irish Masters is a continuation of the Irish Masters England Barry Hawkins 9–1 [148]
Winner 20. 2007 Premier League (7) Scotland John Higgins 7–4 [146]
Winner 21. 2008 Premier League (8) England Mark Selby 7–2 [146]
Winner 22. 2008 Hamm Invitational England Barry Hawkins 6–2 [149]
Winner 23. 2009 The Masters (4) England Mark Selby 10–8 [144]
Runner-up 10. 2009 Premier League England Shaun Murphy 3–7 [146]
Runner-up 11. 2010 The Masters (5) England Mark Selby 9–10 [144]
Winner 24. 2010 Premier League (9) England Shaun Murphy 7–1 [146]
Winner 25. 2011 Premier League (10) China Ding Junhui 7–1 [146]
Winner 26. 2013 Champion of Champions England Stuart Bingham 10–8 [150]
Winner 27. 2014 The Masters (5) England Mark Selby 10–4 [151]
Winner 28. 2014 Champion of Champions (2) England Judd Trump 10–7 [152]
Runner-up 12. 2015 World Grand Prix England Judd Trump 7–10 [153]
Winner 29. 2016 The Masters (6) England Barry Hawkins 10–1 [154]
Runner-up 13. 2016 Championship League England Judd Trump 2–3 [155]
Runner-up 14. 2016 Champion of Champions Scotland John Higgins 7–10 [156]
Winner 30. 2017 The Masters (7) England Joe Perry 10–7 [157]
Runner-up 15. 2017 Hong Kong Masters Australia Neil Robertson 3–6 [158]
Runner-up 16. 2017 Champion of Champions (2) England Shaun Murphy 8–10 [159]
Winner 31. 2018 Shanghai Masters (3) England Barry Hawkins 11–9 [160]
Winner 32. 2018 Champion of Champions (3) England Kyren Wilson 10–9 [161]
Runner-up 17. 2019 The Masters (6) England Judd Trump 4–10 [162]
Winner 33. 2019 Shanghai Masters (4) England Shaun Murphy 11–9 [163]

Variant finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Runner-up 1. 1995 Tenball England Jimmy White 1–3 [164]
Winner 1. 2010 Power Snooker China Ding Junhui [nb 15] [165]
Runner-up 2. 2011 Power Snooker England Martin Gould [nb 16] [166]

Pro–am finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Winner 1. 2015 Pink Ribbon England Darryn Walker 4–2 [167]

Team finals: 2 (2 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Team Opponent Score Ref.
Winner 1. 2000 Nations Cup  England  Wales 6–4 [168]
Winner 2. 2017 CVB Snooker Challenge  Great Britain  China 26–9 [169]

Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-up)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Runner-up 1. 1987 Pontins Junior Open England Rod Lawler 0–3 [170]
Winner 1. 1989 British Under-16 Championship England Andy Hicks 3–1 [171]
Runner-up 2. 1991 English Amateur Championship England Steve Judd 10–13 [172]
Winner 2. 1991 IBSF World Under-21 Championship Belgium Patrick Delsemme 11–4 [172]
Winner 3. 1991 Junior Pot Black Republic of Ireland Declan Murphy 2–0 [173][174]

Maximum and century breaks

Main article: Maximum and century breaks made by Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan has completed 15 maximum breaks from his first in the 1997 World Snooker Championship against Mick Price;[175] to his 2018 English Open maximum against Allan Taylor.[176]

Achieved in 5 minutes and 8 seconds, O'Sullivan's maximum in 1997 also holds the record for the fastest maximum in competitive play. Initially Guinness World Records recorded the time at 5 minutes and 20 seconds,[177] but recent evidence suggests this is incorrect as a result of the BBC starting the timer too early on the break.[178] Depending on the timing methodology used, the break took between 5 minutes 8 seconds, and 5 minutes 15 seconds,[179] with both World Snooker and Guinness World Records now officially acknowledging the shorter time.[2]

O'Sullivan has refused to complete maximum breaks due to opinions on the maximum break prizes. In the 2016 Welsh Open, O'Sullivan intentionally played a pink ball and recorded a 146 break. It was suggested that O'Sullivan did this out of protest due to the maximum break prize being only £10,000, but he claimed it wasn't about the money and just wanted to have a little fun.[180][181] Six years earlier, at the 2010 World Open, referee Jan Verhaas convinced O'Sullivan to complete the break, in which O'Sullivan had turned down to pot the final black ball.[182]

O'Sullivan also holds the record for the total number of century breaks, compiling over 1,000 century breaks in competition in his 26-year professional career. He scored his 1,000th century in the winning frame of the 2019 Players Championship final at the Guildhall, Preston against Neil Robertson in March 2019.[183]

Prize money

O'Sullivan began the 2017/2018 season with £9.0 million (to the nearest £100,000) career total prize earnings.

Since then, O'Sullivan has won the following prize money amounts per season, leaving his career total at:

Season Prize money won (£)
Career total end of 2017/2018 Season
(million to the nearest £100,000) 		£9.8m
Career total end of 2018/2019 Season
(million, to the nearest £100,000) 		£10.8m
Career total end of 2019/2020 season
(million, to the nearest £100,000) 		£11.7m

Last updated on: 16 August 2020.

Footnotes

  1. ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  3. ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  4. ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (1992/1993–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010), the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012–2013/2014)
  5. ^ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  6. ^ The event was called the European Open (1992/1993–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004), Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
  7. ^ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  8. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)
  9. ^ The event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and the Asian Classic (1996/1997)
  10. ^ The event was called the Asian Open (1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
  11. ^ a b The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  12. ^ The event was called the Charity Challenge (1994/1995–1998/1999)
  13. ^ The event was called the European League (1992/1993–1996/1997)
  14. ^ Having won 9–3, Ronnie O'Sullivan was subsequently stripped of his title and disqualified from the tournament, for failing a drugs test.
  15. ^ This format was based on points. O'Sullivan won 572–258.
  16. ^ This format was based on points. O'Sullivan lost 258–286.

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