Ronnie O'Sullivan | ||
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| Identity record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full Name | Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan | |
| Nickname | " The Rocket " | |
| Nationality | British | |
| Date of Birth | ||
| Place of birth | Wordsley, England | |
| Professional | 1992 to today | |
| Best ranking | 1st( 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2019 ) | |
| Earnings | £ 11,665,155 1 (2020) | |
| Highest break | 147 (15 times) | |
| Centuries | 1061 | |
| Victories | ||
| World champion | 2001 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2013 , 2020 | |
| Tournament wins (by type) | ||
| Classified | 37 | |
| Classified minors | 3 | |
| Not classified | 33 | |
| Last updated: 17/08/2020 | ||
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan is English professional snooker, billiards , and writer,
born onto
Wordsley.
His fast playing game has earned him the nickname " The Rocket ".He
has been world champion six times ( 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2020 ). He
holds the record for wins in the Snooker Masters (seven titles) and the
UK Championship (seven titles). He thus won 20 titles in tournaments
of the triple crown, a record. He also holds the record for wins in
ranked tournaments (counting towards the world ranking ), with 37
wins. O'Sullivan totals more than 11 million pounds of financial
gains acquired tournaments. He is considered by some of his peers and by
fans of snooker as the most talented player in the history of the
sport. He is the only snooker player to have exceeded the 1000 century
mark ( break greater than 100 points). He also signed his
thousandth century during the last round of the final of the 2019 players'
championship.
During the 1997 World Championship, he
achieved the fastest maximum break (147 point break), in less than six minutes. He
also has a broken record of 147 points to his credit; he made fifteen in
total.
Considered a perfectionist, O'Sullivan admits to
suffering from depressions and addictions. His other particularity, in
addition to being a "fast" player, is to be perfectly ambidextrous:
he is quite capable of playing at the best world level with the right hand as
with the left hand. He had also experienced entire innings with his left
hand during his world title in 2004.
O'Sullivan is also considered a very controversial snooker figure. His strong temperament cost him some victories; especially during the UK Championship in 2006. After the first five rounds, Ronnie decided to throw in the towel; he, therefore, lost the match 9-1. He was also disqualified from the Irish Masters final for using drugs. In addition, he sometimes did not appear at some post-match press conferences, causing journalists to wait.
In 2013, he was said to be ready to withdraw from the game, but nevertheless continued his career in order to resolve its problems with money Apart from his sports career, Ronnie is a consultant for the Eurosport television channel. He is also a confirmed author, having previously written detective novels and autobiographies.
In 2016, he was decorated with the Order of
the British Empire (EPO).
He trains at the Grove Snooker Center in Romford,
east London.
Career
of Ronnie O'Sullivan
Beginnings (1992-2000)
O'Sullivan grew up and still lives in Chigwell, in the county of Essex, north London. He was educated at Wanstead High School, London. His career began very early: he was in fact only 10 years old when he achieved his first century, with a series (break) of 117 points. He made his first 147, maximum break at 15 years old. He turned professional in 1992, at the age of 16. He won his first 38 matches as a professional, a record that still stands, qualifying for the 1993 World Championship, where the youngest remains to qualify.
He lost in the first round against Alan
McManus in the 10 innings score to 7, and ends its first season ranked 57th. He
was the youngest winner of a ranked tournament, when he won the UK
Championship in 1993, then aged, beating Stephen Hendry in the
final, thus inaugurating one of the sport's most prominent rivalries. In
1995, he won his first Masters's.
In , he won the UK Championship for the second time, beating Stephen
Hendry 10-6 in the final.
O'Sullivan reached the semi-finals of the
world championship in 1999. He lost this semi-final 17-14 against Stephen
Hendry, in a match where the two opponents achieved many centuries. The 1999-2000
season promising O'Sullivan (he won three tournaments in) ends in
disappointment while relying on its strong performance last season, it is one
of the favorites for the title in 2000, especially after Hendry's surprise
first-round loss 10-7 to Stuart Bingham However, Ronnie O'Sullivan
was also knocked out in the first round by David Gray, who fell to 9-7 after
falling 1-5, to beat Ronnie 10-9. In this match, O'Sullivan achieved five
centuries (three consecutive, equaling the record held by John Higgins ).
Ronnie O'Sullivan: First
titles of World Champion
In 2001, O'Sullivan won his first title of a world
champion (he dedicated to his father) on an 18-14 victory against John
Higgins and 3e
as the UK Championship with a 10-1 win over Ken Doherty.
The 2002-2003 season was also
successful, with a Ronnie O'Sullivan winning the Scottish Masters, European
Open, Irish Masters. However, his season ended on a disappointing
note when he is eliminated from the World Championship in the first
round for th3rd3th time
in his career, losing 10-6 against Marco Fu, despite a 147 during the
game. This defeat brings him down to 3rd place
in the world ranking.
In , Ronnie's dad calls six-time world champion Ray Reardon in
the 1970s and asks if he can give his son Ronnie some advice. With
the support of Reardon, Ronnie returns to top form, and won the 2004 World
Championship, again dedicating the win to his father. For this, he beat Stephen
Hendry 17-4 in the semifinals, which is currently the heaviest defeat in a
World Championship semi-final. He then beats Graeme Dott in the
final, 18 to 8 innings. He ranks world number one for the next two
seasons.
2004-2005 season
During the 2005 world championship, he lost
to Peter Ebdon in the quarter-finals. Led 2-8, Ebdon comes back,
and wins 13-11, playing in a determined and determined style. However,
many observers accuse of playing slowly deliberately to disrupt the fast play
style, Ronnie O'Sullivan.
In one round, Ebdon achieves a break of twelve points in as much time as O'Sullivan had made his break of 147 points in 1997.fter the match, O'Sullivan indicated to the press that he probably will not next season, and he may take his retirement in the sport at the same time. However, in September, he announced that he wanted to play a truncated 2005-2006 season and spend time playing American 8 in the United States after being selected to compete in the elite category of the IPT ( International Pool Tour ).
As it turns out, the pool tournament, where Ronnie is set to make his debut, falls alongside the defense of his Premier League title in snooker. The schedule is changed, and O'Sullivan beats Stephen Hendry 6-0 with four centuries.
O'Sullivan went on to win the Masters and
the Wales Open. That season, he did not participate in the China
Open for medical reasons. This absence is criticized by Anthony
Hamilton, who declares that O'Sullivanmusto promote the sport.
2005-2006 season
After a heavy 9-2 loss to John Higgins in
the 2005 Grand Prix final, O'Sullivan reached the Masters final,
only to lose to Higgins (10-9). In the first round of the UK
tournament in 2005, opponent to Mark King, O'Sullivan was mostly sitting
with a wet towel covering his face.
During the 2006 World Championship, Ronnie's personal sponsor, 888.com, becomes the official event sponsor for the next two years. After defeating Dave Harold 10-4, he won a surprising 2th round2nd-10 against Welshman Ryan Day, scoring the best break of the tournament (140). A similar quarterfinal ensues against Mark Williams. O'Sullivan leads 10-6 before the final session.
A return from Williams saw him regain the advantage by postponing the next 5 innings, but O'Sullivan remained calm to win the game 13-11.
He then meets Graeme Dottin the semi-finals. Dott quickly took the lead, before O'Sullivan equalized at 8-8 at the end of the 2nd session. Ronnie has to resolve recurring process issues throughout the game.
At one point, the TV broadcast appears to show Ronnie deliberately removing the process from his tail. He then needs a quarter of an hour's break to fix it, before returning to the game and making a series of 124 points. Mike Ganley, Tournament Director accepts in good faith the player's version that the process simply took off, and no sanction is taken. Critics are raised against him by his opponent, John Parrott.
Dott then won the 8 parts of 3e session, thus arriving at a part of its second final in three years. During the last session, Ronnie returned to the game slightly by winning 3 consecutive games. In the 28th game, as he leads 68-51, missing the last Blue and let Dott back to the table and pocket the last three balls, winning it 69-68 and clinching game and the match.
After Dott's victory, O'Sullivan offers his cock
and holster to a young boy in the audience. The BBC says he used no less than
21 processes during the fortnight later replies that he used seven
different processes before arriving in Sheffield, and eight more during
Week, and that the following season he will return with a new tail from maker
John Parris.
Ronnie's decision not to participate in the Malta
Cup cost him his place as world number one the following season.
2006-2007 season
In the title defense of North Ireland Trophy,
he inflicted a heavy defeat on Dominic Dale, his opponent in the
semifinals, winning his match 6-0 in a record time of 53 minutes. He then
lost 9-6 in the final against Ding Junhui.
, in the quarter-final of the United Kingdom Championship against
Hendry, O 'Sullivan conceded the match in the sixth round. The match is
however played in the best of 17 games (see details in the controversies section ).
O'Sullivan returned to the arena in 2007, at the Masters,
and received a mixed response from the public (he was both hissed and
applauded). Ronnie wins the tournament final against Ding Junhui on . During the match, his fair play was noticed by Steve
Davis, because he comforted Ding after the 12th
game. Ding is visibly upset by a very partisan supporter, which is then
returned to the public. Ronnie leads 9-3 at this point and wins the next
game with a 10-3 victory.
O'Sullivan was eliminated from the Malta Cup following
his 5-3 loss to Michael Holt in the first round. At the Wales
Open, O'Sullivan lost 5-4 to Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals. As
he is not satisfied with his recent performances, he announces that his playing
technique will undergo significant changes. At the Irish Masters, in
the quarter-finals against Joe Swail, O'Sullivan scored a 147 for a narrow
5-4 victory. However, the pockets of the table used are not officially
homologated, and this maximum break from Ronnie is not factored into his
official statistics. Which he beat 6-5, and then easily won against Barry
Hawkins 9-1, in the tournament final, becoming the first winner of the new Paul
Hunter Trophy, which is presented to him by Lyndsey, Paul's widow.
Just before the 2007 World Championship, in
which he meets Ding Junhui again in the first round, O'Sullivan claims that the
draw was rigged. This is denied by the snooker organization and
Ronnie has to reconsider his accusations. Ronnie easily wins his game
10-2. He also won the 2th round
against Robertson 13-10 (in yet conceding six consecutive games) before losing
13-9 in the quarterfinals against the eventual champion John Higgins.
Season 2007-2008, 3rd titles
of World Champion
O'Sullivan is not participating in the first
ranked tournament of the season, the Shanghai Masters, citing back
problems for which his doctor advised him against traveling. He also
chooses not to participate in the Pot Black. He then went on to the
final of the London Grand Prix, where he was beaten 9-6 by Marco
Fu.
During the Northern Ireland Trophy,
O'Sullivan sets a new record with five consecutive centuries, winning his game
5-2 against Ali Carter. This also includes its maximum 7th break
(147)the in official competition. O'Sullivan was eliminated from the
tournament in the next round, beaten by Fergal O'Brien. DecemberHe won his 4th consecutive title of Premier League by
beating John Higgins 7-4 in the final, which is its 7th title in this competition.
The Ronnie made his 8th
maximum break in competition, thus tying the record of Hendry in the final
playoff in the UK Championship in the semi-final against Mark
Selby at Telford. Thanks to this performance, O'Sullivan also becomes
the 2nd
person to achieve, in official competition, a maximum break in the decisive
part of a match (Hendry had done it first against Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1997 in
Liverpool in final of the charity challenge). O'Sullivan is also the 2nd player
(after John Higgins) to achieve two breaks of 147 in two consecutive ranked
tournaments. He went on to win the tournament easily beating Stephen
Maguire 10-2 in the final (leading 8-0). He won his first ranking
tournament in almost 3 years.
At the 2008 Masters, on January, Stephen Maguire eliminates O'Sullivan after an intense playoff. In
the battle for the top two in the provisional standings, O'Sullivan led 4-1,
came back equalizing at ,5-5 and snatched the 11th playoff. But,
as he went to win the game, the Essex player missed a relatively simple final
blue with the rake, leaving his Scottish opponent to reach the quarter-finals. After
retiring from the Malta Cup, O'Sullivan returned to the Wales
tournament in February. Having a good tournament, he reached the
final he played against Selby. Although Ronnie leads 8-5, Selby wins the
last four innings to beat him 9-8. O'Sullivan is present at this year's China
Open, in Beijing, where he lost to Marco Fu 5-4 in the first round.
In the world championship, he achieved his ninth 147 in competition, against Mark Williams. It's his third of the season, and also his third at the Crucible. No other player had made more than one maximum break at the Crucible. This is the fourth maximum break that is achieved in the last part of a match (after the match between Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan in the last part of the charity challenge in Liverpool, Williams' maximum at the Crucible in 2005, and O'Sullivan against Selby, in their 2007 UK Championship semi-final).
Interviewed by Steve Davis just after
beating Williams 13-7,. When pocketing the thirteenth black, he achieves a
prodigious stroke that commentator and snooker legend, Dennis Taylor,
describes as “one of the most precise replacements he has ever seen”. However,
the 147 Ronnie is not the only tournament since Ali Carter did the same,
dividing the amount of the premium by two. During this championship,
O'Sullivan beats Liu Chuang, Mark Williams, Liang Wenbo and Stephen
Hendry before meeting Ali Carter in the final on, which he defeated by a score of 18-8 In an interview after his third
world title, he again states that he might not play the following season 2008-2009,
but also claims that he could try to clinch other world titles He finished the
year in the 1st place
worldwide.
At the end of the season, O'Sullivan, along with
Mark Williams and Stephen Maguire, left the 110sport management company to
join Romford.
2008-2009 season
Ronnie O'Sullivan begins the 2008-2009
season by winning the Northern Ireland Trophy, beating Dave
Harold 9-3 in the Final. He is the only player to win two
competitions in a row (the last from the previous season and the first from the
new season) in the last four seasons.
At the Shanghai Masters, O'Sullivan won
against Stephen Maguire in the semi-final, a victory obtained in part
thanks to two important breaks of 141 and 145. In the final, O'Sullivan led,
but Ricky Walden, out of qualifying, returned by winning four consecutive
rounds. Ronnie is ultimately beaten by Ricky Walden, 10-8.
In the tournament first league, he won 7-2
against Mark Selby in the final, so winning this tournament for the 8th
time, five times consecutively. O'Sullivan lost his UK title,
conceding a 9-5 loss to Joe Perry in the second round. O'Sullivan
abandons the 12th game
of the game when the score is only 23 points to 0 in favor of Perry, hoping to
regain his concentration and his game during the break, which does not happen. O'Sullivan
says "It's like I've lost my mind or something, but I'm sure I'll come
back"
During the 2009 Masters, O'Sullivan reached
the final, beating Joe Perry, Ali Carter and Stephen Maguire. In
an intense final against defending champion Mark Selby, no player managed to
secure a significant advantage, with games containing as many big breaks as
tight ends. After leading 3-1, O'Sullivan ended the afternoon session 4-4,
and took the first part of the evening session. Selby, however, wins the
next three games to lead 7-5. O'Sullivan responds with the next three to
lead 8-7. The next two sets are split and, at 9-8, with the players, both
wasted their chances, O'Sullivan built a 55-point break, beating Mark Selby
10-8 and thereby claiming the title. for the 4th time.
As a result of this victory, he becomes only the2e player
after Stephen Hendry, to win this trophy more than three times. In a
post-match interview, O'Sullivan called the victory, achieved with a tail he
has only had since the previous Saturday, the greatest achievement of his snooker
career. During the conquest of this new title, O'Sullivan exceeded the
number of centuries achieved by Stephen Hendry in this tournament, obtaining 44
in total.
In the Wales Open, Ronnie easily beat Steve
Davis in the first round 5-2, only to be beaten 5-3 by Marco Fu. According
to his statements, he came with the same tail as in the previous tournament and
hasn't trained much in the meantime. At the China Open, he won his
first two games 5-3 against Fergal O'Brien and 5-2 against Xiao
Guodong. He then lost in the quarter-final against John Higgins in
the decisive round (5-4).
At the world championships, Ronnie
O'Sullivan won his first match 10-5 against Stuart Bingham then tilts
against Mark Allen, seeded no.
16.
He remains first in the 2009-2010 world
snooker ranking.
2009-2010 season
In the first tournament of the season, the Shanghai
Masters, O'Sullivan beats Graeme Dott (5-0), Marco Fu (5-2), Ding
Junhui (5-3), then John Higgins (6-1) fotorrive in the final
against Liang Wenbo, whom he beats 10-5. During the Grand Prix,
the second tournament of the season, he was eliminated in the second round by
John Higgins, the latter winning 5-4 after being led 3-4.
, he reached the final of the first league, in which he lost
3-7 to Shaun Murphy. In the 2009 UK Championship, he beat Peter
Ebdon and Mark Selby before failing 8-9 against John Higgins in
the semi-finals. January,
during the Masters, he lost in the final the title acquired the previous
year, this time being beaten 9-10 by Mark Selby after leading 9-6.
End , he meets John Higgins again, in the semi-finals of the Wales
Open, and is beaten by the score of 6 to 4. In the first four ranked tournaments
of the season, he has met John Higgins each time. who beat him three times out
of four. The latter thus consolidates his first place in the provisional
standings, O'Sullivan taking second place before the last two tournaments of
the season. He then fails in the first round of the China Open. In
the world championship, he led 9-7 against Mark Selby in the
quarter-finals but was ultimately beaten by a score of 10-13. He played
the last innings without conviction, even seeming defeated, and botched his
defensive shots against Selby.
He finished the year at 3th in
the world rankings.
2010-2011 season
O'Sullivan, often seeming unmotivated, did not
perform well in major tournaments. He does not participate in the
Shanghai Masters or the German Masters. He failed in the
first round of the UK Championship, Open Wales, the China Open , and
the Masters. He only made it to the final of a new major tournament,
the World Open, where he was beaten by reigning world champion Neil
Robertson.
While he was willing to give uparticipatingte
in the world championship, he began working with a sports psychologist, Dr. Steve
Peters, who encouraged him to continue. During this world championship
which closed the season, he was combative but was eliminated in the
quarterfinals by a score of 10-13 by John Higgins, who then won the title. In
the world rankings, he finished the season in 11th spot worldwide.
During this difficult season, however, he won
for the 9th
time the first league, an invitational competition that does not count for
the world ranking. He also signs the 10th maximum
break of his career at the World Open in curious circumstances. Seeing
very early on that he can envisage a score of 147 points, he asks if this one
will be rewarded with a significant price. Learning that this is not the
case during this tournament, he seems annoyed but continues to play until he
obtains 140 points. He then abandons the last ball, before finally putting
it in his pocket, at the invitation of the referee and for the sake of the public.
Season 2011-2012, 4th
title of World Champion
O'Sullivan continues to work with the D r Steve
Peters. This helps him to control his emotions during matches and to
understand why he sometimes sinks into a negative spiral, wasting part of his
talent. O'Sullivan had better results in 2011-2012, winning two minor
tournaments ( Snooker Circuit Championship - first and seventh
round). These have appeared a year ago but still bring a few points. It
achieves its eleventh 147 of the fourth test of this circuit and wins for the 10th
time the first division. In major tournaments, he is more consistent
than the previous season, but his efforts are slow to materialize. He lost
in the second round of the Shanghai Masters. Then, he failed again at
the same stage of the competition, during the 2011 UK Snooker Championship,
beaten 5-6 by Judd Trump, future winner of the event.
For two years, Barry Hearn, who organizes
the season, has enriched the calendar of many tournaments. Due to his poor
results the previous season, O'Sullivan is close to breaking out of the top
sixteen places in the world rankings, and is forced to play more, including
abroad. He fell ill in December and decided to give first place to his
family life. He complains of pressure from the organizers to be more
present during tournaments.
In January, during the Masters, he was
again eliminated by Judd Trump, in the quarterfinals this time. But at the Masters
of Germany, he finally returned to victory in a major tournament, winning his
first success since 2009. He then reached the semi-final of the Wales
Open in mid-February, beating Judd Trump in the process, before
failing against Mark Selby, who admits to having a more catchy and slower
style. He thus once again posed difficulties for Ronnie O'Sullivan, the
latter even showing himself disinterested by part. He then withdraws from
the World Opening Fin ebruary and the final round of the players'
circuit in March. At the China Open at the end of March, he
returned to competition and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
In May, in Sheffield, during the world
championship, he seemed very focused and showed consistency in the different
compartments of the game. In the first rounds, he successively eliminated Peter
Ebdon, Mark Williams and Neil Robertson, all former world
champions. He then won the semi-final against Matthew Stevens and
defeated in the finals Ali Carter, on the score of 18-11, winning for the
fourth tihe world championship. At 36, he became the oldest winner of
this competition since Ray Reardon, 45 years old during his last title in
1978. During the final, he realizes, with a score of 141 in the 8th round,
the highest break in a final of the World Championship and a 92 break
difficult (in the 7th
round) which impresses observers. He credits part of the good season to
Steve Peters, who helped him limit the stress of trying to do too well. This
work, according to him, has fostered a better balance between his desire to be
happy and his desire to be fully invested in snooker. He announced, at the
end of the final, wanting to take a break of several months, before returning
to competition, recalling that the schedule for the next season, which will
include nearly 27 tournaments, is too busy for him. He finished the
2011-2012 season at t9th
place worldwide.
Season 2012-2013, long
absence and 5th title
of World Champion
, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA)
issues a statement stating that Ronnie O'Sullivan had not signed the official
snooker players' contract and would, therefore, be ineligible to compete in the
season's tournaments excepts 'he decides to sign the contract.
However, as defending champion in Sheffield,
he is present at the world championship, winning the title again this time
beating Marcus Campbell, Ali Carter (13-8), Stuart Bingham (13-4), Judd
Trump (17-11) 94 and Barry Hawkins (18-12). O'Sullivan
thus won his fifth world title.
Season 2013-2014, returning
to competition full time
Ronnie makes his recovery during the third stage
of the European circuit. He also won the tournament against Gerard
Greene (4-0). He then made his return to the ranking tournaments,
during the international championship which resulted in a poor
performance for the world champion who lost 6-4 against Liang Wenbo in
the second round. A few weeks later, he was again a finalist on the
European circuit. He bowed at the end of an anthology final against Mark
Selby.
He then won the very first edition of the champion
of champions, a tournament bringing together the best players (in particular
the winners of the tournaments classified during the current season). During
the tournament, Ronnie defeated Mark Davis (4-0), Ding Junhui (6-5), Neil
Robertson (6-5) and Stuart Bingham (10-8). He lost a few
weeks later against Bingham, in the quarter-final of the United Kingdom
championship.
At the Masters, it flies way to Graeme
Dott, 16th worldwide, and won the tournament by beating all opponents including Mark Selby in the
final.
O'Sullivan continues with participation in the Masters
of Germany, participation which turns out to be brief since he lost in
qualifying against the surprising Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (5-4).
A few weeks after this defeat, he took part in
the Wales Open. He successively beats Xiao Guodong, Ricky
Walden, John Higgins, Barry Hawkins, and Ding Junhui to win the
title. Moreover, the signs his twelfth maximum career break on the last
round of his final against Ding. By performing this break, Ronnie then enters
the 105e 147 in
the history of the sport.
Finalist on the European circuit at the start of
the season, O'Sullivan qualifies for the finals of the European tour. He
lost in the second round against Yu Delu (4-3).
In April, he participates in the world
championship where he has the status of a double titleholder. In the
first round, he beats Robin Hull without a problem (10-4). In
the next round, he was close to defeat against his compatriot Joe Perry, whom
he finally beat by a score of 13-11. In the quarter-finals, he overtook Shaun
Murphy (13-3), after being 2-0 down. In the semifinals, he gets the
better of Barry Hawkins, whom he had already faced and defeated in the final
last year. In the final, Ronnie was pitted against the world number one,
in search of the most important title of his career. Ronnie starts the
final best and leads quickly 5-3, then 8-3 and 10-5. He finished the
second session 10-7 with a 131 break as the best in the fourteenth round. In
the third session, Selby is remarkable and is catching up, he also ends the
session at 12-11. In the fourth session, Selby dominated O'Sullivan to win
with a score of 18-14.
Season 2014-2015, 5th title
at York
O'Sullivan begins his season in Shanghai,
on the occasion of the Shanghai Masters. He loses entry against Alan
McManus (5-3). He continues his Asian tour on the international
championship, near Chengdu. Ronnie won a few games there against Ben
Woollaston (6-4), Anthony McGill (6-1) and Li Hang (6-1),
before losing in the quarter-finals to Mark Williams.
He then participated in the United Kingdom
Championship where he first beats Daniel Wells (6-2). He
then continued with victories over Peter Lines (6-3), Ben
Woollaston (6-2) and Matthew Selt (6-0) by signing a new royal
break in the last round against Selt. In the quarterfinals, he defeated
Anthony McGill (6-4) and Stuart Bingham (6-5) in the semi-final. In
the final, he faces his compatriot Judd Trump whom he beats by the
score of 10-9. Ronie thus wins a fifth title in York.
At the Masters, he did not defend his title
and lost in the semifinals against Neil Robertson (6-1). He then
participated in the German Masters and respectively defeated Mark
Davis (5-1) and Joe Perry (5-0) before losing in the
quarter-finals against Shaun Murphy (5-4). He continued with a
new average result as he lost in the third round of the Wales Open against Matthew
Stevens (4-3) while he was the defending champion.
At the world championship, Ronnie quietly
wins his first match against Craig Steadman (10-3). In the
second round, he faces Matthew Stevens whom he beats this time (13-5). In
the quarter-final, he is opposed to Stuart Bingham who fights oahe surprising
score of 13-9. Subsequently, Bingham won his first world title. This
is the first edition since 2011 where Ronnie does not line up the
final.
2015-2016 season
Ronnie is starting his season late as he gives
up major tournaments such as the Champion of Champions or the UK
Championship.
His season, therefore, begins at the Masters,
in January. Long-awaited by his fans, he narrowly won his first match
against Mark Williams (6-5). He then beats Mark Selby (6-3)
after a spectacular match including a fabulous last break. In the
semifinals, he made Stuart Bingham flutter (6-3). In the
final, he completely crushes Barry Hawkins (10-1) by chaining ten
consecutive frames. He thus won a sixth title in this tournament and thus
managed to exceed Stephen Hendry's record.
He continued on to the Wales Open where
he easily won his first four games against opponents well within his reach,
before outclassing world number one Mark Selby in the quarterfinals (5-1). In
the semifinals, he overpowered Joe Perry (6-3). In the final, he
was satisfied with a victory over Neil Robertson (9-5).
At the World Grand Prix, O'Sullivan lost at
the outset against Michael Holt (4-3).
At the Crucible, Ronnie won his first round
in a complicated match against David Gilbert (10-7). In the
second round, he faces Barry Hawkins whom he has always beaten at the Crucible. The
eleventh player in the world is right this time around as he beats him in the
decisive round.
O'Sullivan finished the year tenth in the world.
2016-2017 season
Falling back to tenth in the world rankings,
Ronnie began his campaign at the Shanghai Masters where he won a
match against Liang Wenbo (5-4), then lost against Michael Holt (5-2).
He continues with the Masters of Europe which
is making a comeback in the calendar. O'Sullivan successively beats David
Gilbert (4-1), Mark Allen (4-2), Mark Davis (4-1) and Neil
Robertson (6-0), before falling in the final against Judd Trump.
He does not confirm since at the English
Open, he lost in the third round against Chris Wakelin (4-3). He
continues a new third round in the international championship, which he
once again loses against Michael Holt (6-4). On the Northern Irish
Open, he won three matches against David John, Jimmy White, Zhang Anda but
lost against Kyren Wilson.
In the UK Championship, he won his first
four rounds expeditiously. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Mark
Williams (6-2), then Marco Fu in the semi-final (6-5), but lost
in the final against Mark Selby (10-7).
On the Glasgow side, the rocket
defeated Matthew Selt (4-2), Adam Stefanow (4-1), Jimmy
White (4-,2) and Mark Allen (4-2), before losing sharply in the quarter-final
against John Higgins (5-2).
At the Masters, Ronnie won the title by
beating Liang Wenbo on his way in a hung match (6-5). In the next round,
the defending champion gets the better of Neil Robertson (6-3). In the
semifinals, he won against Marco Fu (6-4), to join the twelfth final in this
tournament, a final he won against Joe Perry (10-7), after a
relatively tight. By winning this title, Ronnie then surpassed the record
for Masters titles which had so far been held by Stephen Hendry.
He then played in the Masters of Germany where
he initially lost against Mark King (5-4). At the World
Grand Prix, he lost in the second round against Neil Robertson (4-1). At
the Wales Open where he has a title to defend, he beats Tom Ford before
losing to Mark Davis. In the players' championship, he beats Liang
Wenbo (5-1), then loses against Judd Trump (5-3). During the China
Open, he continued his bad spiral as he lost in the second round against Mark
Joyce (5-4).
O'Sullivan therefore arrives at the Crucible with
a serious lack of confidence. In the first round, he was opposed to the
very fit Gary Wilson, coming out of qualifying with a total of eight
centuries, including a royal station wagon. Ronnie won however by a score
of 10-7, in a well-controlled match. In the second round, he won
without trembling against his compatriot Shaun Murphy. He thus finds
the quarter-finals where he is opposed to Ding Junhui. In the first
session, O'Sullivan was quickly led 3-0 but finally finished at 4-4. He
then finished the second session led 10-6. With his back to the wall, he
hangs on and comes back to 8-10 He notably signed a break of 146, a
surprising break since he voluntarily chose to play the rose instead of a
playable black. He finally lost on the score of 13-10.
2017-2018 season
Ronnie begins his season on the Chinese
championship where he wins his first three games against Stuart
Carrington (5-4), David Gilbert (5-3) and Graeme Dott (5-0),
before losing to Luca Brecel ( 5-4). He then participated in the
English Open and also won the title by beating Kyren Wilson in
the final (9-2). In the international championship, he was initially beaten
by the young Chinese 18-year-old Yan Bingtao by a score of 6-1. O'Sullivan
then participates in the Shanghai Masters where he takes the best of Gary
Wilson, Joe Perry, Barry Hawkins, Mark Williams, John
Higgins and Judd Trump to win a new tournament.
At the Scottish Open, he easily won his
first four games before being swept away by John Higgins (5-1).
At the Masters, he beats Marco Fu (6-0)
before losing to Mark Allen (6-1).
At the World Grand Prix, Ronnie
successively beats Robert Milkins (4-0), Yan Bingtao (4-3), Xiao
Guodong (5-0), and Stephen Maguire (6-4) to reach the final. In the
final, he found the Chinese Ding Junhui he beats on the dry score of
10-3.
On the Wales Open, he reached the
quarter-finals without losing a single frame, but he lost again to John Higgins
(5-1).
He then won the players' championship by
defeating Graeme Dott (6-1), Ding Junhui (6-3), Judd Trump (6-5) and Shaun
Murphy respectively in the final (10-4). On the China Open, he
commits a poor performance as he tilts from the start on Elliott Slessor (6-2)
while still signing a maximum break.
At the Crucible, Ronnie is the big favorite with
his five wins this season. In the first round, he found Stephen Maguire
who took the lead and led 4-0, then 6-3 at the end of the first session. The
next day, Ronnie returns with a lot of energy; he equalizes at 6-6 and
ends up winning by the score of 10-7. In the second round, he found Ali
Carter whom he had already beaten twice in the final of this tournament. Carter
starts better and O'Sullivan never manages to catch up; he bows with a
score of 13-9. In the 19th round,
Ronnie pushes his opponent after a mistake. At a press conference, he
admits to being annoyed by his opponent's game and claims that the latter
overplayed.
Season 2018-2019, 7th historical
titles in York and 1000th career
century
Second world player at the start of the
2018-2019 season, O'Sullivan failed in his title defense in England, at
the English Open ; he lost in the semifinals against Mark Davis (6-1). In
satisfaction, he signed his fifteenth maximum career break during the competition. A
few days earlier, he won a second consecutive title at the Shanghai Masters.
In November, he lost the final of the Open
Northern Ireland against Judd Trump (9-7). A few days after
this result, he has an appointment in York to defend his title in the
United Kingdom Championship. After a clear victory against Luke
Simmonds in the first round, Ronnie O'Sullivan is opposed to the world
champion in 1997, Ken Doherty. O'Sullivan started very badly and was
led 4 to 1. Despite this delay, he won 6-5. In the fourth round, he
mastered Jack Lisowski to perfection, despite being in good shape In
the quarterfinals, he left no chance for the surprise guest Martin
O'Donnell, and outclassed him 6 to. In the semifinals, he put an end to Tom
Ford's hopes and won once again 6-1. In the final, he found the
man in the shape of the moment, Mark Allen, who won two tournaments
in November. O'Sullivan leads 6-2 at the end of the first session, then
8-4. He ultimately won by a score of 10-6, securing his seventh title at
York, making him the most successful in this tournament. On the other
hand, he renounced the Scottish Open the following week.
At the Masters, he lost in the final
against Judd Trump, by the score of 10-4.
In the players' championship, he then
eliminated Barry Hawkins, 6 to 4, John Higgins, also 6 to 4. In the
semi-finals, he eliminated his rival for the month of December, Mark Allen
(6-2). He found Neil Robertson in the final and won, by signing
his thousandth century in his career; a historic record. Symbolically,
he plays the century ball with his left hand. He also won his 35th ranking
tournament in career and is found just one length of the record held by Stephen
Hendry. He equalized this record a few weeks later, when he won the circuit
championship. This victory allowed him to regain first place in the world and
to win the exceptional award of 100,000 pounds, for having dominated the
Coral Cup.
In April, at the world championship, he was
beaten in the first round by James Cahill, yet an amateur. Despite
everything, he finished the season at the top of the world rankings.
Season 2019-2020, 6th title
of world champion and record title ranking
O'Sullivan starts the season off perfectly; he
made a hat-trick at the Shanghai Masters. He failed to follow up and
lost prematurely at the English Open (in the fourth round). O'Sullivan
also loses early at the World Open ; from qualifying.
During the Northern Irish Open, he managed
to climb to the final. He loses this final, again against Judd Trump,
and what is more, on the same score as last year (9-7).In the United
Kingdom Championship, while he was double defending champion, O'Sullivan lost
in the round of 16 against the future winner of the event, Ding Junhui (6-4). After
losing in the Scottish Open quarterfinals, he decides to take a break
until the 2020 World Grand Prix. Therefore, he is excluded from Masters.
At the World Grand Prix, he was beaten by Graeme
Dott in the quarterfinals. At the Wales Open, he spent the first
laps fairly quietly. In the quarter-finals, he found Mark Selby and
took his revenge on the quarter-final of the Scottish Open in December, winning
by a score of 5 to 1. In the semi-final, he was beaten by Kyren Wilson.
At the world championships, postponed to
August 2020 following the health crisis, Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the
final 18-8 against Kyren Wilson. The latter has returned to 8-10 at
the start of the third session did not win a single round. In the
semifinals, he beats Mark Selby 17-16 after trailing 14-16. He
totaled 12-century breaks during the tournament. O'Sullivan, although
not comfortable with his technique in the final here wins his sixth title of
world champion, his 37thclassified
tournament (absolute record) and, crowned with this new trophy, is
unequivocally proclaimed as the best player of all time. He also earns the
sum of 500,000 pounds, which is his biggest career gain. He finished
the season in second place in the world ranking.
Style play
of Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan is characterized by a very
fast game, which earned him the nickname "The Rocket" (the
rocket). He is known for his vision of the game and his ability to build
breaks ( break-building ) with ease and precision. But he can
also get discouraged very quickly if he does not achieve the perfection he is
aiming for in the game. Its "long game" (long-distance shots) is
of variable quality. As well as his consistency in the blows of waiting
and blows of defense. Despite everything, he has progressed in the
defensive game in recent years, which makes him even more formidable. Adept
at a lively game, he does not always comply with rigor with these sometimes
very necessary “safety shots”. He especially experiences difficulties
against slower and more focused players, who sometimes manage to break his
rhythm and his efficiency in the game. This is particularly the case against Peter
Ebdon at the 2005 World Championship, or against Mark Selby in
the final of the 2014 world championship. He then tends to mentally
leave the game, which benefits his opponents.
O'Sullivan has the particularity of being ambidextrous:
he can play with the right hand as well as with the left hand. He does not
hesitate to alternate during the same series. He did it for the first time
in the 1st round
( 12thround),
at the 1996 world championship against the Canadian player Alain
Robidoux : he accused him of a lack of respect. Ronnie replies that he
plays better with the left hand than Robidoux with the right hand. Robidoux
refuses to shake his hand at the end of the Game (O'Sullivan wins 10-3). This
results in a complaint from Robidoux, and Ronnie O'Sullivan has to prove he can
play at a high level with his left hand, playing three games against former
world champion Rex Williams, winning all three. At the 2004
world championship, he played left-hand games against Stephen Hendry and Graeme
Dott. He says playing with his left-hand keeps him focused on the game.
Ronnie O'Sullivan is also known for playing a
very wide variety of easels. He is one of the few who can do it; other
players who need a ritual to successfully play at a high level.
Ronnie
O'Sullivan Record's
, during the first round of the world championship, against Mick
Price, Ronnie made the fastest maximum break, pocketing 36 balls in five
minutes and twenty seconds, an average of nine seconds per stroke. He
recorded the second fastest at the 2003 World Championship against Marco
Fu in five minutes and 30 seconds. Five of his fifteen 147 are the
fastest five in history. He is also the one who signed the most
breaks of 147 points in the history of snooker.
Ronnie O'Sullivan sets new record on , winning a seventh Masters title by beating Joe
Perry 10-7 in the final, at Alexandra Palace in London. The
following year, by winning the UK Championship against Mark Allen,
he set the record for becoming the most successful player in history at York. This
success also allows him to become the most successful player in the history of
snooker in the triple crown tournaments.
In his victory in the 2019 Players'
Championship, he became the first man to sign a total of thousand of
career centuries. A few days after this performance, he won the circuit
championship and thus equalized the record for the number of victories in
classified tournaments, a record amounting to 36 victories; the record was
previously held by Stephen Hendry. O'Sullivan surpasses this record
by winning a sixth world championship title in 2020. He also became,
at the age of 44, the second oldest winner behind Ray Reardon who was
45 when he won in 1978.
Controversies
of Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan has also been noted several
times for his provocative and even insolent behavior.
During the 1996 world championship, the
authorities of the snooker find him guilty of assaulting Mike Ganley, at the
time official journalist, now tournament director. Ronnie O'Sullivan is
fined £ 20,000,
and must donate £ 10,000
to charity.
After winning the Irish Masters in 1998 against Ken
Doherty, he lost his title after a control test detecting traces of marijuana.
In 2002, before the semi-final of the world
championship, against Hendry, Ronnie accuses him of not having been fair to
him, during a previous match. During the interview pregame, he commented:
"I know that if I do beat me and he makes a face before me, I will look at
him and say" well done, go back to your sad little life ". During
the match, Ronnie had the advantage on day one, leading 8-5, but on day two
Hendry equalized at 12-12, snatching the final session. Hendry and
O'Sullivan surpass wins convincingly 17-13. Hendry does not comment on his
opponent's statements after the match, Steve Davis. Ronnie has
subsequently publicly apologized for his remarks.
At the 2004 World Championship, Ronnie lost
the first five rounds of the final against Graeme Dott. He justifies
this poor performance by accusing his opponent of psychological bludgeoning. Derek
Hill, coach of Dott, and also a former coach of Ronnie, is said to have entered
Ronnie's locker room a few minutes before the start of the game. Ronnie
would only have thought of this incident during the start of the Final.
, in the quarter-finals of the UK Championship against Hendry, O'Sullivan concedes the match in the sixth game. However, the match is played to the best of 17 games. At the start of the sixth game, then led 4-1, he began a series of 24 points, before attempting a difficult shot on a red, which he missed. After the failure, O'Sullivan calmly shakes hands with Hendry and match referee Jan Verhaas, saying he's had enough, and leaves the room, to the amazement of the audience.
This slightly disrupts another quarter-final between Graeme Dott and Steve Davis, due to the crowd traveling across the room to watch their game. Dott later adds that he first thought of an altercation between O'Sullivan and Hendry when he heard a member of the audience call "Get a grip, Ronnie”, Meaning“ Calm down, Ronnie ”. The confirmation comes later, announcing that O'Sullivan loses the game by forfeit. The victory goes to Hendry with a score of 9 to 1. The World Snooker Association announces to fans who have purchased tickets to see this match that they will receive free tickets for the following day.
Later, O'Sullivan apologizes to the public came
to see him play, saying it will be "very soon, feet and back, stronger
than ever ". The, the World Snooker Association fined O'Sullivan £ 20,000
and stripped him
of 900 world ranking points for this behavior.
At the beginning of 2007 at the Masters, he
won his first-round on Januaryagainst Ali Carter with a score of 6-1, achieving two
centuries. He creates new controversy, however, by not attending the post-match
press conference. He records a short interview with Steve Davis for the BBC,
saying he is much happier than at the UK Championship and once again has found
a good game again. Later, Rodney Walker, chairman of the World
Snooker Association, issued a statement apologizing Ronnie's behavior towards
the media, because of exceptional circumstances that affected his Rodney
Walker's decision is criticized by Shaun Murphy andKen Doherty.
At the 2008 China Open in Beijing,
he lost in the first round to Marco Fu. At the post-match press
conference, O'Sullivan is heard making lewd remarks, asking a member of the
press to give him a blowjob, and then laughing at the spokesperson for
the World Snooker Association. O'Sullivan also jokes about the size
of his penis, before faking a sexual act on mic. June,
the World Snooker Association punishes O'Sullivan for this behavior,
removing the 700 ranking points and the £ 2,750
he won in this open. He is also fined £ 1,000.
Ronnie O'Sullivan Sports results
Awards
| Legend | Category | Securities | Finals |
| Ranked tournaments | 37 | 16 | |
| Minor classified tournaments | 3 | 3 | |
| Unrated tournaments | 33 | 17 | |
| Team tournaments | 2 | 0 | |
| Pro-am tournaments | 1 | 0 | |
| Alternative tournaments | 1 | 2 | |
| Amateur tournaments | 3 | 2 | |
| Fat | Triple Crown Tournaments | ||
Titles
| Season | Tournament name | Location | Finalist | Score | Board |
| 1989 | British Under-16 Championship | Unknown | Andy hicks | 3-1 | |
| 1991 | Under-21 World Championship | Bangalore | Patrick delsemme | 11-4 | |
| 1991 | Pot Black (junior) | Birmingham | Declan Murphy | 2-0 | |
| 1992-1993 | Nescafe Challenge | Bangkok | James Wattana | ||
| 1993-1994 | Benson & Hedges Championship | Wembley | John lardner | 9-6 | Board |
| 1993-1994 | UK Championship | Preston | Stephen hendry | 10-6 | Board |
| 1993-1994 | British Open | Plymouth | James wattana | 9-4 | Board |
| 1994-1995 | Masters | Wembley | John higgins | 9-3 | Board |
| 1995-1996 | Charity challenge | Birmingham | John higgins | 9-6 | |
| 1996-1997 | Asian Classic | Bangkok | Brian morgan | 9-8 | Board |
| 1996-1997 | German Open | Osnabrück | Alain Robidoux | 9-7 | Board |
| 1996-1997 | Premier League | United Kingdom | Stephen hendry | 10-8 | Board |
| 1997-1998 | International Superstar | Canton | Jimmy white | 5-3 | |
| 1997-1998 | UK Championship (2) | Preston | Stephen hendry | 10-6 | Board |
| 1997-1998 | Scottish Open | Aberdeen | John higgins | 9-7 | Board |
| 1998-1999 | Masters of Scotland | Motherwell | John higgins | 9-7 | |
| 1999-2000 | China Open | Beijing | Stephen lee | 9-2 | Board |
| 1999-2000 | Nations Cup | Reading | Wales | 6-4 | |
| 1999-2000 | Scottish Open (2) | Aberdeen | Mark Williams | 9-1 | Board |
| 2000-2001 | Champions Cup (2) | Brighton | Mark Williams | 7-5 | |
| 2000-2001 | Scottish Masters (2) | Motherwell | Stephen hendry | 9-6 | |
| 2000-2001 | China Open (2) | Shenzhen | Mark Williams | 9-3 | Board |
| 2000-2001 | Ireland Masters | Dublin | Stephen hendry | 9-8 | |
| 2000-2001 | World Championship | Sheffield | John higgins | 18-14 | Board |
| 2000-2001 | Premier League (2) |  Inverness | Stephen hendry | 9-7 | |
| 2001-2002 | UK Championship (3) |  York |  Ken doherty | 10-1 | Board |
| 2001-2002 | Premier League (3) | Glenrothes | John higgins | 9-4 | |
| 2002-2003 | Scottish Masters (3) | Glasgow | John higgins | 9-4 | |
| 2002-2003 | European Open | Torquay | Stephen hendry | 9-6 | Board |
| 2002-2003 | Ireland Masters | Dublin | John higgins | 10-9 | Board |
| 2003-2004 | Wales Open |  Cardiff | Steve davis | 9-8 | Board |
| 2003-2004 | World Championship (2) | Sheffield | Graeme dott | 18-8 | Board |
| 2004-2005 | Grand Prize | Preston | Ian mcculloch | 9-5 | Board |
| 2004-2005 | Wales Open (2) | Newport | Stephen hendry | 9-8 | Board |
| 2004-2005 | Masters (2) | Wembley | John higgins | 10-3 | Board |
| 2004-2005 | Irish Masters (2) | Dublin | Matthew stevens | 10-8 | Board |
| 2004-2005 | Premier League (4) | Manchester | John higgins | 6-0 | |
| 2005-2006 | Premier League (5) | Manchester | Stephen hendry | 6-0 | |
| 2006-2007 | Premier League (6) | Wythenshawe | Jimmy white | 7-0 | |
| 2006-2007 | Masters (3) | Wembley |  Ding Junhui | 10-3 | Board |
| 2006-2007 | Irish Masters (2) | Kilkenny | Barry hawkins | 9-1 | |
| 2007-2008 | Premier League (7) | Aberdeen | John higgins | 7-4 | |
| 2007-2008 | UK Championship (4) | Telford | Stephen maguire | 10-2 | Board |
| 2007-2008 | World Championship (3) | Sheffield | Ali carter | 18-8 | Board |
| 2008-2009 | Northern Ireland Trophy |  Belfast | Dave Harold | 9-3 | Board |
| 2008-2009 | Premier League (8) | Hopton-on-Sea | Mark Selby | 7-2 | |
| 2008-2009 | Hamm's Invitational Tournament |  Hamm | Barry hawkins | 6-2 | |
| 2008-2009 | Masters (4) | Wembley | Mark Selby | 10-8 | Board |
| 2009-2010 | Shanghai Masters | Shanghai | Liang wenbo | 10-5 | Board |
| 2010-2011 | Power Snooker Tournament | London | Ding Junhui | ||
| 2010-2011 | Premier League (9) | Hopton-on-Sea | Shaun Murphy | 7-1 | |
| 2011-2012 | Players' Circuit Championship - Round 1 | Sheffield | Joe perry | 4-0 | |
| 2011-2012 | Kay Suzanne Cup | Gloucester | Matthew stevens | 4-2 | |
| 2011-2012 | Premier League (10) | Hopton-on-Sea | Ding Junhui | 7-1 | |
| 2011-2012 | German Masters (2) | Berlin | Stephen Maguire | 9-7 | Board |
| 2011-2012 | World Championship (4) | Sheffield | Ali carter | 18-11 | Board |
| 2012-2013 | World Championship (5) | Sheffield | Barry Hawkins | 18-12 | Board |
| 2013-2014 | Classic Paul Hunter | Fürth | Gerard Greene | 4-0 | Board |
| 2013-2014 | Champion of champions | Coventry | Stuart Bingham | 10-8 | |
| 2013-2014 | Masters (5) | London | Mark Selby | 10-4 | Board |
| 2013-2014 | Wales Open (3) | Newport | Ding Junhui | 9-3 | Board |
| 2014-2015 | Champion of Champions (2) | Coventry | Judd Trump | 10-7 | |
| 2014-2015 | UK Championship (5) | York | Judd Trump | 10-9 | Board |
| 2015-2016 | Pink Ribbon | Gloucester | Darryn Walker | 4-2 | |
| 2015-2016 | Masters (6) | London | Barry Hawkins | 10-1 | Board |
| 2015-2016 | Wales Open (4) | Cardiff |  Neil Robertson | 9-5 | Board |
| 2016-2017 | Masters (7) | London | Joe perry | 10-7 | Board |
| 2017-2018 | China - Great Britain Challenge | Shenzhen | China | 26-9 | Board |
| 2017-2018 | England Open | Barnsley | Kyren Wilson | 9-2 | Board |
| 2017-2018 | Shanghai Masters (2) | Shanghai | Judd Trump | 10-3 | Board |
| 2017-2018 | UK Championship (6) | York | Shaun Murphy | 10-5 | Board |
| 2017-2018 | World Grand Prize | Preston | Ding Junhui | 10-3 | Board |
| 2017-2018 | Players' Championship | Llandudno | Shaun Murphy | 10-4 | Board |
| 2018-2019 | Shanghai Masters (3) | Shanghai | Barry Hawkins | 11-9 | Board |
| 2018-2019 | Champion of Champions (3) | Coventry | Kyren Wilson | 10-9 | Board |
| 2018-2019 | UK Championship (7) | York | Mark Allen | 10-5 | Board |
| 2018-2019 | Players' Championship (2) | Preston | Neil Robertson | 10-4 | Board |
| 2018-2019 | Circuit Championship | Llandudno | Neil Robertson | 13-11 | Board |
| 2019-2020 | Shanghai Masters (4) | Shanghai | Shaun Murphy | 11-9 | Board |
| 2019-2020 | World Championship (6) | Sheffield | Kyren Wilson | 18-8 | Board |
Finals lost
| Season | Tournament name | Location | Finalist | Score | Board |
| 1987 | Pontins Junior Open | Unknown | Rod Lawler | 0-3 | |
| 1991 | British Amateur Championship | England | Steve judd | 10-13 | |
| 1993-1994 | European Open |  Antwerp | Stephen hendry | 5-9 | Board |
| 1994-1995 | Thailand Open |  Bangkok | James wattana | 6-9 | Board |
| 1994-1995 | British Open | Plymouth | John higgins | 6-9 | Board |
| 1994-1995 | Ten Ball Snooker Tournament | London | Jimmy white | 1-3 | |
| 1995-1996 | Masters | Wembley | Stephen hendry | 5-10 | Board |
| 1996-1997 | Charity challenge | Birmingham | Stephen hendry | 8-9 | |
| 1996-1997 | Masters (2) | Wembley | Steve davis | 8-10 | Board |
| 1997-1998 | Charity challenge (2) | Derby | John higgins | 8-9 | |
| 1997-1998 | Ireland Masters | Kildare | Ken doherty | 180 | |
| 1998-1999 | Charity Challenge (3) | Derby | John higgins | 4-9 | |
| 1998-1999 | Millennium Cup |  Hong Kong | Stephen lee | 2-7 | |
| 2000-2001 | Grand Prize | Telford | Mark Williams | 5-9 | Board |
| 2001-2002 | Masters of Scotland | Glasgow | John higgins | 6-9 | |
| 2003-2004 | British Open (2) | Brighton | Stephen hendry | 6-9 | Board |
| 2003-2004 | Masters (3) | Wembley | Paul Hunter | 9-10 | Board |
| 2005-2006 | Grand Prize (2) | Preston | John higgins | 2-9 | Board |
| 2005-2006 | Masters (4) | Wembley | John higgins | 9-10 | Board |
| 2006-2007 | Northern Ireland Trophy | Belfast | Ding Junhui | 6-9 | Board |
| 2007-2008 | Grand Prize (3) | Aberdeen | Marco fu | 6-9 | Board |
| 2007-2008 | Wales Open | Newport | Mark Selby | 8-9 | Board |
| 2009-2010 | Premier League | Hopton-on-Sea | Shaun Murphy | 3-7 | |
| 2009-2010 | Masters (5) | Wembley | Mark Selby | 9-10 | Board |
| 2010-2011 | Players' Circuit Championship - Round 1 | Sheffield | Barry pinches | 3-4 | |
| 2010-2011 | Antwerp Open | Antwerp | Judd Trump | 3-4 | |
| 2011-2012 | Power Snooker Tournament | Manchester | Martin gould | 181 | |
| 2013-2014 | Antwerp Open (2) | Antwerp | Mark Selby | 3-4 | Board |
| 2013-2014 | World Championship | Sheffield | Mark Selby | 14-18 | Board |
| 2014-2015 | World Grand Prize | Llandudno | Judd Trump | 7-10 | |
| 2015-2016 | League championship | Stock | Judd Trump | 2-3 | |
| 2016-2017 | Masters of Europe |  Bucharest | Judd Trump | 8-9 | Board |
| 2016-2017 | Champion of champions | Coventry | John higgins | 7-10 | Board |
| 2016-2017 | UK Championship | York | Mark Selby | 7-10 | Board |
| 2017-2018 | Hong Kong Masters | Hong Kong | Neil robertson | 3-6 | Board |
| 2017-2018 | Champion of Champions (2) | Coventry | Shaun Murphy | 8-10 | Board |
| 2018-2019 | Northern Ireland Open | Belfast | Judd Trump | 7-9 | Board |
| 2018-2019 | Masters (6) | London | Judd Trump | 4-10 | Board |
| 2019-2020 | Northern Irish Open (2) | Belfast | Judd Trump | 7-9 | Board |
