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Aug32020 by adminNo Comments

World Snooker Championship 2020: Ronnie O’Sullivan sets record in round one win

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Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 31 July-16 August Coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four and Red Button, with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app. Full details and times.Five-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan has completed his first-round demolition of Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10-1 in a World Championship record 108 minutes.O'Sullivan was at his destructive best in Sunday's first session with two centuries and five further breaks of 60 or more to open an 8-1 lead.And the Englishman took less than half an hour on Monday morning to win the two frames needed to end the match.O'Sullivan will face China's Ding Junhui in the second round.The victory smashed the previous record for the quickest match by 41 minutes, set last year by Sha...

Mar102019 by adminNo Comments

Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches 1,000 career centuries and wins Players Championship

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Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first man to reach 1,000 career centuries as he sealed a 10-4 win over Neil Robertson in the Players Championship final. The five-time world champion went into the match needing three more centuries to reach four figures.He made two in taking a 7-2 lead at the end of the first session in Preston and achieved the landmark with a 134 to retain his title. Stephen Hendry (775) and John Higgins (745) are the only others to pass 700. In trademark O'Sullivan style, he paused and calmly switched the cue to his left hand before sinking the milestone-clinching red. His achievement was raucously celebrated by the Preston Guild Hall crowd, which provided sustained applause as...

Dec102018 by adminNo Comments

UK Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Allen to win seventh title

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Media playback is not supported on this device Ronnie O'Sullivan won the UK Championship for a record seventh time by outclassing Mark Allen 10-6 in York.O'Sullivan retained his title to move to 19 World, UK and Masters trophies - surpassing Stephen Hendry's record in the 'Triple Crown' events.A run of six frames in a row allowed the Englishman to dominate the final. Northern Ireland's Allen rallied to trail 9-6, but O'Sullivan closed out the match with a break of 78 to collect the trophy and the £170,000 top prize.I don't want to stop now - O'SullivanFive-time w...

May182018 by adminNo Comments

Tyson Fury teams up with snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan ahead of comeback fight in June

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Tyson Fury says he has appointed snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan to his support team ahead of his comeback fight next month.Heavyweight boxer Fury will get back in the ring at Manchester Arena on June 9, against an opponent still to be announced, after spending over two years out of action. Following lengthy wrangling over an alleged doping offence, which Fury flatly denied he committed, he has his boxing licence back and believes five-time world snooker champion O'Sullivan can help him on the mental side of sporting combat. O'Sullivan has been supported in recent years by sports psychiatrist Dr Steve Peters, who has also previously worked with teams including Great Britain's Olympic cyclists and the England football team. And Fury believes he is already benefiting from O'Sullivan's knowled...