O'sullivan Makes Highest-ever Break With Historic 153

Ronnie O'Sullivan has created much snooker history by making nan sport's highest-ever master break pinch a 153 astatine nan World Open successful Yushan.

Seven-time world champion O'Sullivan group nan caller grounds successful nan opening framework of his quarter-final pinch Ryan Day to pave nan measurement for a ascendant 5-0 victory.

The 50-year-old near Day successful a snooker astatine nan commencement of nan framework and nan Welshman's nonaccomplishment to flight talented O'Sullivan a free ball.

He potted nan greenish arsenic nan 16th reddish earlier adding his opening achromatic and past reeling disconnected 15 reds, 13 further blacks and 2 pinks earlier clearing nan last six colours to scope 153.

It breaks nan erstwhile grounds for nan highest master break - a 148 group by Jamie Burnett astatine nan UK Championship qualifiers successful 2004.

O'Sullivan will look China's Wu Yize successful nan semi-finals aft he stormed past Northern Ireland's Mark Allen pinch a 5-1 win.