Ronnie O’Sullivan wins and hits 147 maximum break
Ronnie O’Sullivan hit his 10th competitive 147 maximum break on his way to beating Mark King 3-0 at the snooker World Open in Glasgow.
O’Sullivan will now play six-time world finalist Jimmy White in the last 32.
The Rocket took the opening frame after knocking in breaks of 38 and 75. King missed chances in the second frame, allowing O’Sullivan to take a 2-0 lead.
The clinching-frame saw the good and bad side of O’Sullivan, and after potting the first red on the way to the 147 break, he stopped to ask referee Jan Verhaas what the prize-money for the maximum would be, but he was told there was no additional prize-money on top of the £4,000 for achieving the highest break.
After he potted the final pink, O’Sullivan shook hands with King, but Verhaas persuaded him to pot the black and complete the maximum, which he did after he smashed the black into the pocket.
“I wasn't going to pot the black because I asked and was told there was no break prize for a 147,” he told the BBC. “What's the point of making a 147 if you're only going to make £4,000? I thought Barry Hearn [World Snooker chairman] was supposed to be putting money in, not taking it out,” said O’Sullivan.
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