Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player from Chigwell,Essex, known for his rapid
playing style. He is the reigning World Snooker Champion, having won the
title for the fifth time in2013.
O'Sullivan's talent at snooker became apparent at an early age.
He made his first century break at age 10 and his first maximum break at age 15. He turned professional in
1992, at the age of 16, and soon earned the nickname "The Rocket". He won the1993
UK Championship at the age of 17
years and 358 days, becoming the youngest player ever to win a professional
ranking tournament, a record he still holds. He is also the youngest player ever
to have won the Masters, having
captured his first title in1995 at
the age of 19 years and 69 days.
O'Sullivan's record in Triple
Crown events stands at five World Championship, five Masters, and
four UK Championship titles. He is fourth behind Stephen Hendry, Ray Reardon, and Steve Davis on the list of players who have won
the most World Championships in
the modern era. He is third on the list of players who have won the most ranking titles, with 26. With
career earnings of over £7.5 million, he is second after Hendry on snooker's all-time prize-money list He was ranked world number one for five seasons between 2002/2003 and 2009/2010.
His other achievements include ten Premier
League titles and winning the Nations Cup with England in 2000.
Known as a prolific break-builder, O'Sullivan is second behind
Hendry on the list of players making the most competitive century breaks, with
a total of 733. He holds the
record for the most ratified maximum breaks in professional competition, with
12. At the 1997 World
Championship, he set the record for the fastest competitive maximum break at 5
minutes 20 seconds.
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