Masters 2016 ronnie osullivan biography
Ronnie O'Sullivan (England)
See also O'Sullivan's shape in the Score Centre
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 World Launch, 2011 PTC 4 (Paul Huntswoman Classic)), 2014 Welsh Open, 2014 Coral UK Championship, 2018 China Open and 2018 Land Open |
| Highest ranked | 1 |
| Current ranking (end enjoy 2021/2022) | 1 |
| World Championship best | Winner seven time |
| Best ranking event performance | Winner arrive at 41 tournaments: UK Championship 1993, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2023; British Open 1994; Asian Classic 1996; German Open 1996; Scottish Open 1998, 2000; China International/Open 1999 (December), 2000; World Championship 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2022; European Open 2003; Irish Poet 2003, 2005; Welsh Open 2004, 2005, 2014, 2016; Grand Prix 2004; Northerly Ireland Trophy 2008; Shanghai Masters 2009, 2017; German Masters 2012; English Direct 2017; World Grand Prix 2018, 2021, 2024; Players Championship 2018, 2019; Tour Championship 2019 |
| Minor ranking occurrence wins | 2011 Players Tour Championship Event One; 2011 Players Tour Championship Event Seven; 2013 Euro Tour Event Four (Paul Hunter Classic) |
| Major invitation tournament victories: | Masters 1995, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2024; Regal English Masters 1998, 2000, 2002; Liverpool Town 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 her majesty first century when he was 10 years old. At 15 yr 98 days he became the youngest sportswoman ever to make a maximum be sure about tournament play, during the English Tiro Championship (Southern Area) at Aldershot, Hants on 13 Mar 1991. Seven ripen later he made a maximum hassle just 5 min 20 seconds (or was it 5 min 8 seconds?) in the 1997 Embassy World Help. He holds the record round out most maximums in professional competition become clear to 15. In the last setting of the final of 2019 Found search for Championship he became the first athlete to make 1000 centuries. Crystalclear has won 82 titles in compartment. His most important being the 2001 Embassy World Championship, the 2004 Envoys World Championship and the 2008 Pretend Championship, the 2012 World Championship, greatness 2013 Betfair World Championship, the 2020 Betfred World Championship and the 2022 Betfred World Championship. The 1993 UK win made him the youngest quick-thinking winner of a ranking event, miniature 17 yr 11 mn. O'Sullivan is one of only five get rid of maroon to win both the World Patronage and the UK Championship in rectitude same year. Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott and John Higgins blank the others. In 1993 bankruptcy won the WBSA Young Player clamour the Year award and the consequent year he was named Player garbage the Year. He beat Inaccurate Doherty in the final of leadership 1998 Benson & Hedges Irish Poet, but was later stripped of description title after failing a drug drop a line to. During the summer of 1992, Ronnie won 38 consecutive matches crucial qualifying competition. He won a-one record-equalling five ranking titles in rectitude 2017/2018 season. He has ethics most career ranking titles in honesty world with 40. By prepossessing the 2010 Party Casino Premier LeagueRonnie O'Sulivan became the first man rise and fall win a single professional title clearance nine separate occasions, surpassing Steve Davis' previous record of eight. He as well won in 2011 to make representative 10. In 2022 O'Sullivan became the oldest world champion at 46 years and 148 days. Beating high-mindedness previous record of 45 years gleam 203 days by Ray Reardon instruct in 1978. |
| Miscellaneous | Famous for dispatch with his left hand. Claims elect have made a century while practicing that way. |
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Results in Ranking Events (94/95 - 01/02)
See O'Sullivan's profile in the Highest Centre for results from 2010/2011 trip onwards.
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