Ronnie O’Sullivan has created extra snooker historical past by making the game’s highest-ever professional 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 best way for a dominant 5-0 victory.
The 50-year-old left Day in a snooker at the beginning of the body and the Welshman’s failure to flee gifted O’Sullivan a free ball.
He potted the inexperienced as an additional purple 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 succeed in 153.
It breaks the earlier report for the very best professional break – a 148 set by Scotland’s Jamie Burnett on the UK Championship qualifiers in 2004.
“Just want to say a big shoutout to all the people who have been messaging me, congratulating me on the 153,” O’Sullivan mentioned in a video posted on X.
“It was a pretty cool moment, really happy to do it. Thank you to everyone out there that has supported me.”
The most 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.
However, the very best doable break is 155. This might be executed when when a participant is awarded a free ball, pots the free ball as an additional purple, then the black after which goes on to pot the 15 reds with blacks, plus the colors.
“I could have tried to get the other black but I thought ‘I don’t think anyone’s made a break above 147 on TV’, so I thought I’d be the first,” O’Sullivan mentioned.
“I’ve been the first of many things so I thought I might as well get that one too. I feel blessed to be able to achieve these things.”
