Ronnie O’sullivan Makes Snooker History With 153 Break At World Open

Ronnie O’Sullivan has made nan highest break successful master snooker by hitting a 153 astatine nan World Open successful China.

The 50-year-old achieved nan feat aft leaving quarter-final force Ryan Day successful a snooker astatine nan commencement of nan opening framework and nan Welshman’s grounded effort to get retired of it handed O’Sullivan a free ball.

That allowed nan seven-time world champion to commence his break pinch nan green, followed by his opening achromatic to put him connected 8 points earlier moreover opening connected nan reds.

O’Sullivan past reeled disconnected nan 15 reds, accompanied by 13 further blacks and 2 pinks earlier clearing up nan colours to onshore a record-breaking 153.

“Big outcry retired to each nan group who person messaged maine and congratulated maine connected nan 153,” O’Sullivan said successful a video posted connected X. “It was a beautiful cool moment, really happy to do it. Thank you to everyone retired location who has supported me.”

His accelerated commencement paved nan measurement for a ascendant 5-0 triumph arsenic O’Sullivan stormed into nan semi-finals successful China.