Nationality
ENG
Date Of Birth
05 Dec 1975
(49 Years)
Turned Pro
1992
Last Tournament Win
2024 Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker
Current World Ranking
#5
CAREER STATS
Triple Crown Titles
23
Ranking Titles
41
Ranking Finals
64
147s
15
TRIPLE CROWNS
SEASON STATS
Tournaments Won
0
Points Scored
0
Average Shot Time
0
Breaks 50+
0
Breaks 100+
0
Highest Break This Season
0
147s
0
Bio
Having turned professional in 1992 amid enormous expectation, O’Sullivan was UK Champion the following year aged 17, then Masters champion at 19. He underlined his longevity at the top of the sport by equalling Stephen Hendry’s Crucible record of seven World Championship titles in 2022, some 21 years after winning his first. Having eclipsed virtually all of Hendry’s records, O’Sullivan is now widely recognised as snooker’s all-time greatest player. He has eight UK Championship crowns, eight Masters, 41 ranking titles, and his charisma and dazzling style of play have brought a vast following worldwide.
Career History
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Aged 17, becomes the youngest-ever winner of a ranking title, beating Stephen Hendry in the UK Championship final |
| 1997 | Makes the fastest 147 on record, in just five minutes and eight seconds at the Crucible |
| 2001 | Claims his first world title, defeating John Higgins in the final |
| 2004 | Becomes a two-time champion of the world, thrashing Graeme Dott 18-8 |
| 2008 | Wins his third world title courtesy of an 18-8 defeat of Ali Carter, and also makes a 147 during the tournament |
| 2012 | Beats Carter again in the final to secure his fourth world crown |
| 2013 | Despite taking a year’s sabbatical from snooker, O’Sullivan wins the World Championship for a fifth time, seeing off Barry Hawkins in the final |
| 2014 | Wins the Masters for a fifth time but loses the world final to Mark Selby. Makes a maximum 147 break on the way to winning the UK Championship |
| 2016 | Wins the Masters and the Welsh Open |
| 2017 | Wins a record-breaking seventh Masters title, defeating Joe Perry 10-7 at Alexandra Palace. Lands his 30th ranking event victory at the UK Championship in York |
| 2018 | Wins the UK Championship for a record seventh time to claim his 19th Triple Crown win, surpassing Stephen Hendry. Makes a 147 at the English Open, the 15th of his career, more than any other player. |
| 2019 | Makes his 1,000th career century in the last frame of the Players Championship final. Wins the Tour Championship to equal Hendry’s record of 36 ranking titles and go top of the world rankings for the first time since 2010. Wins the Shanghai Masters for the third consecutive year, beating Shaun Murphy 11-9 in the final. |
| 2020 | Wins the World Championship for the sixth time, beating Kyren Wilson 18-8 in the final at the Crucible. That gives him a 37th career ranking title, one more than Stephen Hendry. The £500,000 top prize boosts him to second in the world rankings. Loses finals at the Northern Ireland and Scottish Opens |
| 2021 | Runner-up at the Welsh Open, Players Championship and Tour Championship, making him the first player to lose five ranking finals in a single season. Breaks that sequence by winning the World Grand Prix with a 10-8 final defeat of Neil Robertson. |
| 2022 | Returns to the top of the world rankings for the first time since 2019. Wins a landmark seventh World Championship title, matching the record of Crucible crowns set by Stephen Hendry in 1999. Beats Judd Trump 18-13 in the final, describing it as his best ever win. It’s his 39th ranking title and 21st Triple Crown success. Wins the Hong Kong Masters, beating Marco Fu 6-4 in the final, in front of a record crowd of 9,000. |
| 2023 | Wins the Shanghai Masters for a fourth time in a row, beating Luca Brecel 11-9 in the final. Beats Ding Junhui 10-7 in the final of the UK Championship, to win his eighth UK title, 40th ranking event and 22nd Triple Crown. This victory comes 30 years after his first title at the 1993 UK Championship. |
| 2024 | Beats Ali Carter 10-7 in the final of the Masters to win the title for the eighth time and bring his tally of Triple Crown victories to 23. Beats Judd Trump 10-7 in the final of the World Grand Prix to land his 41st ranking title. Wins the inaugural Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker - the first ever WST event in Saudi Arabia - by beating Luca Brecel 5-2 in the final. |