Ronnie O’Sullivan has created extra snooker historical past by making the game’s highest-ever skilled break with a 153 on the World Open in Yushan.
Seven-time world champion O’Sullivan set the brand new report within the opening body of his quarter-final with Welshman Ryan Day to pave the way in which for a dominant 5-0 victory.
The 50-year-old left Day in a snooker at first of the body and the Welshman’s failure to flee gifted O’Sullivan a free ball.
He potted the inexperienced as an additional pink earlier than including his opening black after which reeling off 15 reds, 13 additional blacks and two pinks earlier than clearing the ultimate six colors to achieve 153.
It breaks the earlier report for the very best skilled break – a 148 set by Scotland’s Jamie Burnett on the UK Championship qualifiers in 2004.
“Simply need to say an enormous shoutout to all of the individuals who have been messaging me, congratulating me on the 153,” O’Sullivan mentioned in a video posted on X.
“It was a reasonably cool second, actually pleased to do it. Thanks to everybody on the market that has supported me.”
The utmost break in snooker is a 147 – achieved in a single body by potting all 15 reds with 15 blacks adopted by all six colors in sequence.
Nevertheless, the very best potential break is 155. This may be achieved when when a participant is awarded a free ball, pots the free ball as an additional pink, then the black after which goes on to pot the 15 reds with blacks, plus the colors.
“I might have tried to get the opposite black however I believed ‘I do not assume anybody’s made a break above 147 on TV’, so I believed I would be the primary,” O’Sullivan mentioned.
“I have been the primary of many issues so I believed I’d as properly get that one too. I really feel blessed to have the ability to obtain this stuff.”
