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September 22, 2010, Wednesday
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ACHIEVING perfection in a snooker match wasn't enough to satisfy the sport's most charismatic and mercurial player.
Three-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was one easy shot away from a maximum break of 147 - the highest score in snooker - when he decided to end the frame, much to the puzzlement of the crowd and his opponent. O'Sullivan, an Englishman nicknamed "The Rocket," was miffed because there was no bonus money on offer for completing a perfect break at the World Open in Glasgow.
But after the match referee pleaded with him to "do it for the fans," O'Sullivan sank the final black ball for the record 10th maximum score of his career.
"I wasn't going to pot the black ... because I asked the ref and was told there was no break prize for a 147," said O'Sullivan, who defeated Mark King in the third round on Monday of the new event on the snooker circuit.
All the millionaire O'Sullivan will likely earn for the feat is 4,000 pounds (US$6,200) awarded for the highest break of the tournament. At a world championship, a player can earn 147,000 pounds (US$230,000) for a maximum.
"My whole thing was I was going to make 140 and leave the black. What's the point of making a 147 if they're only going to give you 4,000 for it?" he said. Two shots into his 37-shot run, O'Sullivan asked referee Jan Verhaas about the bonus for a 147, causing an unusual break in play for around a minute.
"I wanted to make sure because if there was a decent prize then I would definitely have gone for it," O'Sullivan said.
Three-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was one easy shot away from a maximum break of 147 - the highest score in snooker - when he decided to end the frame, much to the puzzlement of the crowd and his opponent. O'Sullivan, an Englishman nicknamed "The Rocket," was miffed because there was no bonus money on offer for completing a perfect break at the World Open in Glasgow.
But after the match referee pleaded with him to "do it for the fans," O'Sullivan sank the final black ball for the record 10th maximum score of his career.
"I wasn't going to pot the black ... because I asked the ref and was told there was no break prize for a 147," said O'Sullivan, who defeated Mark King in the third round on Monday of the new event on the snooker circuit.
All the millionaire O'Sullivan will likely earn for the feat is 4,000 pounds (US$6,200) awarded for the highest break of the tournament. At a world championship, a player can earn 147,000 pounds (US$230,000) for a maximum.
"My whole thing was I was going to make 140 and leave the black. What's the point of making a 147 if they're only going to give you 4,000 for it?" he said. Two shots into his 37-shot run, O'Sullivan asked referee Jan Verhaas about the bonus for a 147, causing an unusual break in play for around a minute.
"I wanted to make sure because if there was a decent prize then I would definitely have gone for it," O'Sullivan said.
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