O’Sullivan sets career century record
RONNIE O’Sullivan took sole possession of the record for most professional career century breaks when he posted his 776th three-figure contribution on Thursday.
O’Sullivan set a new mark in the opening frame of his eventual 6-1 Masters quarterfinal win against China Hong Kong’s Marco Fu at London’s Alexandra Palace, having equalled fellow multiple former world champion Stephen Hendry’s record of 775 centuries with two hundreds during his tournament-opening win over Ricky Walden on Tuesday.
“I was a bit nervous, to be honest, because I knew everyone was thinking about it, so to get it out of the way was nice,” O’Sullivan said. “But there was still a match to play — (at) 1-0, I was like, ‘Calm down,’” he added.
Hendry, commenting for BBC television, said of O’Sullivan’s record-breaking hundred, “It hasn’t been in doubt from very early on. Every shot has been cued to perfection.”
The crowd gave O’Sullivan, 39, a standing ovation when his break ended on 101 after ‘The Rocket’ lost position on the final red.
Five-time Masters champion O’Sullivan raised his cue in acknowledgement of spectators’ applause.
However, Fu kept his composure to win the second frame and level the best of 11 match at 1-1 before O’Sullivan, after a couple of hard-fought frames, pulled away to a convincing victory that saw him into the semifinals of the Masters for the 11th time.
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