Ronnie O’Sullivan via to 66th rating ultimate and an opportunity for a record-extending forty second rating title after battling again from 43-0 down within the decider to Wu Yize earlier than pulling out a sensational clearance
Final Up to date: 21/03/26 10:06am
Ronnie O’Sullivan made it via to World Open ultimate after a sensational deciding-frame clearance
Ronnie O’Sullivan made it via to the World Open ultimate after clinching a deciding-frame thriller in opposition to Wu Yize.
With O’Sullivan and Wu locked at 5-5 within the race to 6 frames, ‘The Rocket’ produced an exquisite 89 counter-clearance from 43-0 all the way down to seal a dramatic 6-5 victory.
The seven-time world champion is thru to a 66th rating ultimate and now has an opportunity to win a record-extending forty second rating title in Sunday’s ultimate in opposition to Judd Trump or Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.
🏆 7-time World Champion
🏆 8-time UK Champion
🏆 8-time Masters Champion
🏆 41 Rating Titles
⭐️ 1,320 Century Breaks
⭐️ 17 Most Breaks
⭐️ Highest Break: 153
⏳ Quickest Most Break in 5’08’’, unbeaten for 29 years
🐐 The Biggest of All Time
On Friday, O’Sullivan made the very best break in skilled snooker by hitting a 153 on the event.
The 50-year-old achieved the feat after leaving quarter-final opponent Ryan Day in a snooker at the beginning of the opening body and the Welshman’s failed try and get out of it handed O’Sullivan a free ball.
That allowed the seven-time world champion to begin his break with the inexperienced, adopted by his opening black to place him on eight factors earlier than even starting on the reds.
O’Sullivan then reeled off the 15 reds, accompanied by 13 additional blacks and two pinks earlier than clearing up the colors to land a record-breaking 153, paving the best way for a dominant 5-0 victory.
O’Sullivan’s path to World Open ultimate
- Spherical one: Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-1 Ross Muir
- Spherical two: Ishpreet Singh Chadha 0-5 Ronnie O’Sullivan (bye)
- Spherical three: Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-0 Matthew Selt
- Spherical 4: Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-3 Shaun Murphy
- Quarter-final: Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-0 Ryan Day
- Semi-final: Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-5 Wu Yize
