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Ronnie O'Sullivan had to be persuaded to complete record-breaking 147

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Ronnie O'Sullivan hit top form at the World Open in Glasgow today as he hit a maximum 147 on his way to a convincing 3-0 victory over Mark King but had to be persuaded by the referee to complete his break.

The world No6 took the first frame easily with breaks of 38 and 75 before getting the better of King in a scrappy second.

O'Sullivan hit his maximum in the next, but did not do so without controversy and had to be urged by the referee to pot the final black after seeming content to end his break at 140.

Earlier in the frame O'Sullivan had stopped to ask what the reward for a 147 was, only to be told there was no specific prize except for a £4,000 sum for the highest break. He took less than 10 minutes to reach 134 but shook hands with King after potting the pink. The referee Jan Verhaas then had to convince O'Sullivan to finish the break and he eventually potted the black before walking off.

"I wasn't going to pot the black because I asked and was told there was no break prize for a 147," O'Sullivan told the BBC. "What's the point of making a 147 if you're only going to make £4,000?"

"But the ref played a guilt trip on me and said, 'Come on, do it for your fans'. And I thought, 'OK, because I haven't got long to play anyway, so I might as well go out on a high.' But I wasn't going to pot it because four grand, once you've paid the taxes…"

When asked whether he needed the money, O'Sullivan responded: "Twenty-five (thousand) would have been nice so I could have gone on holiday."

This 147 means O'Sullivan now holds outright the record for the most televised maximum breaks – today's was his 10th, taking him clear of the previous record he held jointly with Stephen Hendry.

The 34-year-old's victory sets up a fourth-round match with his boyhood hero, Jimmy White
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I love watching this sulky bastard.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/sep/20/ronnie-osullivan-147
 
yes, excuse my ignorance, but what is this sport? the "World Open" could be a number of sporting events. the journalism is pretty haphazard, at best
 
Figured it out by following the link - not a snooker site, but they had 'other links' at the bottom that listed this guy and the word 'snooker'. Plus, the table is different from regular pool, though not everyone could tell by looking at the picture :\
 
Geez guys, you're my boys and I don't want to get into it with ya, but it's about as clear as most of the other threads on the front page of this forum, most of which either name a player, or a team, without explaining who or what they are.

How much information do you expect someone to provide? :)
 
I never said I was intelligent :) however, usually the sport (along with the athlete) is identified in the thread title or in the initial post.

snooker has never been a popular sport anywhere I've resided, but it does look interesting
 
i played a great deal of snooker when i lived in london. because of this, i now school all my u.s. friends on these comically small pool tables you have here :)

o'sullivan doesn't only hold the record for most televised maximum breaks, he also compiled each of the five fastest 147 breaks ever recorded, the fastest of which took 5 minutes and 20 seconds. incredible feat.

snooker is awesome. alex higgins rip.

alasdair
 
comically small? do you really need that many blasted balls all about the table?
 
surface area of a regulation snooker table: 72.0 square feet
surface area of a regulation snooker table: 40.5 square feet

yep. comically small :)

alasdair
 
Hahahaha, fucking Americans. Having a "World" Open and actually having another country competing must have thrown you. 8)

I would be more sus that he was in with the bookies and didn't want to lose a payment.
 
alasdairm said:
i played a great deal of snooker when i lived in london. because of this, i now school all my u.s. friends on these comically small pool tables you have here :)

o'sullivan doesn't only hold the record for most televised maximum breaks, he also compiled each of the five fastest 147 breaks ever recorded, the fastest of which took 5 minutes and 20 seconds. incredible feat.

snooker is awesome. alex higgins rip.

alasdair
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Indeed. One of the small number of great things to come out of my country :)
 
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