O'sullivan Becomes Oldest Player To Make 147 Break

Ronnie O'Sullivan became nan oldest subordinate to make a 147 break aft compiling a maximum successful nan opening framework of his Saudi Arabia Masters semi-final against Chris Wakelin.

It was a stunning accumulation of cue-ball power from 'The Rocket', who knocked successful 15 reds pinch 15 blacks earlier dispatching each nan colours to registry nan 16th full clearance of his profession successful Jeddah - and his first successful title for 7 years.

At 49 years and 253 days, O'Sullivan past recorded a competitory maximum during nan 2018 English Open.

The seven-time world champion's tally of 16 is 3 much than that of John Higgins, who is simply a chap personnel of snooker's fabled 'Class of 92'.

O'Sullivan, who followed up pinch a break of 142 successful nan 2nd framework and led 3-1 astatine nan mid-session interval, is aiming to triumph a first ranking arena for 19 months.

He is successful statement to stock a £50,000 147 prize pinch Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, who knocked successful nan 3rd maximum of nan play earlier this week.

Both players will besides cod a further £147,000 if they are capable to make different 147 astatine immoderate of this season's Triple Crown events - nan UK Championship, Masters and World Championship.

In Friday's earlier last-four lucifer - astatine a tourney regarded arsenic snooker's 'fourth major' by organisers - Neil Robertson claimed a 6-3 triumph complete Elliot Slessor.

While neither subordinate was astatine their best, nan rejuvenated Australian was ever successful power and enjoyed 2 runs of 93 and a 50 arsenic he reached nan 39th ranking last of his career.

"The commencement was important today, I could spot Elliot was a spot tense and I was capable to usage my experience," said 2010 Crucible victor Robertson.

"To get to nan last is immense successful position of ranking points, it intends I should beryllium successful each of nan large events later successful nan play which makes my scheduling truthful overmuch easier.

"I took that for granted a fewer years agone erstwhile I was ever successful nan apical four. The modular is truthful precocious now that I person realised you person to support your ft down each nan time. A batch of difficult activity has happened to get these benignant of results."