Ronnie O'Sullivan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ronnie O'Sullivan

English snooker player

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1975

Place of Birth: Wordsley, England, United Kingdom

Profession: snooker player, pool player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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About Ronnie O'Sullivan

  • Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player who is one of the most successful players in the history of the sport.
  • Since turning professional in 1992, he has won five World Championships, a record seven Masters titles, and a record seven UK Championships, setting a record total of 19 titles in Triple Crown tournaments.
  • He shares the record for the most ranking titles (36) with Stephen Hendry and also holds the record as the youngest winner of a ranking title (1993 UK Championship, aged 17 years and 358 days) as well as the youngest winner of the Masters (in 1995, aged 19 years and 69 days).
  • In the 2017/2018 season, O'Sullivan won five ranking events in a single season, a record that he shares with Hendry, Ding Junhui and Mark Selby.
  • His career prize money of over £11 million is the highest amount earned by any player in snooker history.A prolific break-builder, O'Sullivan is the only player to have reached 1,000 career century breaks.
  • He has also achieved the highest number of officially recognized maximum breaks in professional competition (15), and the fastest competitive maximum break, compiled in a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds at the 1997 World Championship.
  • He first became world number one in the 2002/2003 season and held the position for five out of eight seasons, ending in May 2010.
  • He regained the top ranking in March 2019 after a nine-year absence, the longest time any player has spent between spells as world number one, and held it until August 2019. O'Sullivan has often been a controversial figure in the sport.
  • Noted for his unpredictable temperament and his struggles with alcohol, drugs, and depression, he has received many warnings and sanctions from the sport's governing body over his conduct and comments.
  • He took a prolonged break from the sport during the 2012/2013 season and is known for repeatedly declaring his intention to retire.
  • Outside his playing career, he has worked as a pundit for Eurosport's snooker coverage, has written crime novels and autobiographies, and has starred in the miniseries Ronnie O'Sullivan's American Hustle.
  • He was awarded an OBE in the 2016 New Year Honours.

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