World Ranking 3. Season Stats 75 Frames Played. In he scored a record points without reply against Ricky Walden at the Masters. Breakthrough His big breakthrough came during his second season at the UK Championship when he defeated Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry on his way to claiming his maiden ranking title.
World Champion Success continued to elude him at the World Championship in Sheffield however, as he lost at the semi-final stage during three of the four seasons between He reached the career centuries mark, on January 5, , during his last group phase match of the Group 1 of the Championship League Snooker On January 16, , he played and won his 62th match at The Masters, a new record: Jimmy White was the previous holder with On the next day, Ronnie joined Stephen Hendry on six Masters titles, 21 years after winning it for the first time as a teenager.
At 40, he also became the second older winner after Ray Reardon who last won it at On 22 January , Ronnie won the Masters for a record seventh time, one better than Stephen Hendry. On April 3, Ronnie made his 14th competitive maximum break in the last 64 round in the China Open , setting a new record.
On September 15, , he bettered that record by winning it three times in a row, and a fourth time in total. Ronnie made the 15th maximum of his career on October 17, , playing Allan Taylor in the last 64 of the English Open in Crawley. It was an absolutely beautiful break, The only difficulty came on the last blue when he had to take a thin cut to a centre pocket, coming in and out of baulk to keep position on the pink, and he played it to perfection.
It was also the first time anyone defended the UK crown since Stephen Hendry in and to do this 25 years after winning his first, then only 17 years old, is quite an extraordinary achievement.
This was all the more remarkable because he only played in half of the tournaments that season. In the last 32, he beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh by in just minutes.
UK Championship. Wilson on record-breaking UK display and being tipped pennies by a British rock star. An unforced safety error in the penultimate frame that saw McGill compile was compounded by O'Sullivan missing a tricky mid-range red having rolled in 42 and apparently on the cusp of victory as McGill pounced with a run of 85 to seal the win.
Bolton favourite Knowles feels O'Sullivan will equal Stephen Hendry's Crucible record of seven world titles, but is convinced the six-times champion could make life easier for himself in key moments. All he has to do sometimes is sit and wait," said Knowles. Ronnie is a keen long distance runner and runs for Woodford Green with Essex Ladies. He insists that running helps him to find a better balance and to keep a clear head. Ronnie loves all sports, but is particularly interested in athletics, boxing and tennis.
He enjoys cooking. He particularly loves — to cook and eat — Chinese food. Ronnie has three children: Taylor Ann, already a young adult, born from an early relationship, Lilly and Ronnie Jr from former partner Jo Langley. He has a strong loving bond with his two youngest children and is a doting dad.
He is engaged to actress Laila Rouass. Ronnie is the author of six books.
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