Ronnie O'Sullivan recorded a snooker landmark on Sunday when he became the ...
LONDON - Ronnie O’Sullivan recorded a snooker landmark on Sunday when he became the first player to compile 1,000 career century breaks en route to winning the Players Championship final in Preston.
The player known throughout snooker as “the Rocket” made breaks of 116 and 105 as he shot into a 7-2 lead at the end of the first session before achieving the landmark, fittingly, in the final frame with a 134 to retain his title. “I suppose to me, it’s just what I do since I was seven or eight, playing snooker, potting balls — I love the game.
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