"It's pretty disappointing but this game is all about making memories and I think Mark will have one of the best memories of his life," said a gracious Higgins in defeat. In the deciding frame, Higgins led 27-0 but Allen held on before capitalising on a missed red from the Scot to set up his title-winning clearance and earn the Alex Higgins trophy. That moved Higgins to within one of victory, but Allen refused to lie down and reduced the arrears to one before outlasting his opponent in a nerve-shredding 16th frame in which the tension was ramped up by referee Olivier Marteel carefully re-setting the balls after Allen had clipped the blue while attempting an escape. Higgins then made a significant move by securing the next two, the latter of which came courtesy of a 136 clearance after Allen had failed to land on a red having been trapped behind the yellow. In the 11th, Higgins' missed red opened the door for Allen to build an 85 break - his highest of the match - and edge ahead.īut the 46-year-old Higgins responded by pouncing on a mistake from the Northern Irishman to level at 6-6 at the mid-session interval. Tied after the opening eight frames, Allen reclaimed the lead in the opening frame of the evening session as a beautiful long red set up a break of 70, before Higgins immediately struck back with a controlled 63 in the 10th to once again level the contest. "I know what it means to these people and to keep this trophy here in Northern Ireland is a special, special moment I'll never forget." Allen stages stirring comeback "I've tried to play it down all week but I know what this means to me," Allen told Eurosport after securing a win he described as a "dream come true". It was the sixth ranking tournament title of a career that also includes triumphs in the two big invitational events, the 2018 Masters and Champion of Champions in 2020.
Later he said that he walked away because his own game irritated him.After sharing the next four frames, the four-time world champion took command by winning two in a row, which included a wonderful 136 break to lead 8-6.Īllen then surged back, winning the last three to seal an emotional win.Īllen, whose best previous performance in his home event was reaching the quarter-finals in 2016, capped a memorable week which included hitting a 147 in the first round before coming back from 3-0 down to stun three-time defending champion Judd Trump in the quarter-finals.
In 2006, he surprised everyone during a matchĪgainst snooker giant Stephen Hendry: after he missed an easy ball, he walked to his opponent, shook his hand and walked away from the match. He frequently talks in a negative way about his colleagues. O’Sullivan has caused several times a commotion in the world of snooker. Because of this, O’Sullivan became depressed and developed a drug problem. His father was charged with murder, while his mother
SNOOKER 147 IN MULTIPLE TRIES PROFESSIONAL
Ronnie O’Sullivan personal life and troubleĪround the time that Ronnie O’Sullivan began his professional snooker career, both his father and mother ended up in jail. Until today, he still holds the record for the fastest snooker break. Maximum Break 147 – Record Timeĭuring the 1997 World Snooker Championship, Ronnie O’Sullivan made ​​the maximum break of 147 points in 5 minutes and 20 seconds, the fastest So far, the multiple world champion won every final of the World Snooker Championship he played. This prestigious title he would also win in 2004, 2008 His big break he experienced in 2001, when Ronnie O’Sullivan won the world cup snooker for the first time in his career. In 1998, he became the winner of the Irish Open, but this title he lost because he was caught using hashish. He also broke various records, such as winning 38 matches in a row.ĭuring the years that followed, Ronnie O’Sullivan won several ranking and non- ranking tournaments, including the British Open, The Masters, the Scottish Open, the Premier LeagueĪnd the German Masters. At sixteen, he became a professional player.Īlso at professional level, he was able to show his talent and he became in 1993 the youngest player to win a ranking tournament, the 17 -year-old young man was the winner of the Old, O’Sullivan made ​​the first maximum break of 147 points. At the age of 9 the young snooker player wins for the first time a tournament and at the age of ten, he scored already a break of more than 100 points.
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