Un-nooh Scores 147 In World Open Win Over O'sullivan

Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh produced nan snooker of his life, firing successful a maximum 147 break and finishing pinch 3 consecutive hundreds of years to hit Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 successful nan last of nan World Open successful Yushan.

The 41st seed toppled world number 1 Judd Trump successful nan semi-finals and came backmost from 4-0 down to hit arguably nan sport's top ever subordinate successful nan final.

O'Sullivan deed nan sport's highest ever break of 153 connected his tally to a 66th ranking last and nan 50-year-old Englishman had looked backmost to thing approaching his champion arsenic he hunted down a 42nd ranking title - and first since January 2024.

"I conscionable wanted to effort my champion because I didn't cognize erstwhile I mightiness beryllium successful different last again," said 40-year-old Un-Nooh, whose only erstwhile title came successful nan 2019 Shoot Out.

Seven-time world champion O'Sullivan had started nan last quickly, reeling disconnected nan opening 4 frames successful a tally that included a 124 break, but nan Thai world number 39 rattled disconnected six consecutive frames acknowledgment to immoderate dense scoring that included 5 breaks complete 50.

O'Sullivan countered pinch 3 consecutive period breaks - 114, 116 and 136 - to regain nan lead successful a lucifer of nan highest quality, only for his force to level pinch a break of 77 past people 3 hundreds of years of his ain to clinch victory.

Un-Nooh's unbelievable burst of scoring included breaks of 132 and 131, either broadside of his nerveless 147 successful nan penultimate frame, to supply a fitting climax.

The capacity earned Un-Nooh a £175,000 purse successful a play erstwhile he had grounded to make it past nan past 16 successful immoderate different tournament, while O'Sullivan had to beryllium contented pinch a £75,000 prize for nan highest break.

"I conscionable want to opportunity good done to Thepchaiya who played unbelievable snooker," O'Sullivan told nan Yushan crowd.

"I watched him play against Judd Trump past nighttime and he made nan number 1 subordinate successful nan world look 2nd best. I was hoping he wouldn't play for illustration that coming but he did - he gave maine a bully hiding, really."