Ronnie O'Sullivan
Player Profile - Ronnie O'Sullivan
DOB: 05 Dec 1975
Lives: Chigwell, Essex
Official Ranking: 1st(Main Tour)
Last 5 Seasons: 3-1-2-4-4
Turned Pro:1992
Ranking Tournament Victories: 15 - UK Championship 1993, 1997,
2001; British Open 1994; Asian Classic 1996; German Open 1996;
Regal Scottish 1998, 2000; China Open 1999, 2000; Embassy World
Championship 2001, 2004; European Open 2003; Irish Masters 2003,
Welsh Open 2004
Last Seasons Prize Money: £502,000
Career Prize Money: £4,238,510 (up to start of 2004-2005
season)
Highest Tournament Break: 147 - six
times 
When Ronnie OSullivan supplements the finest natural talent ever
seen with determination and consistency, he is almost impossible to
beat. He proved this last season as he captured the two most
coveted titles in snooker: world champion
and world No 1. 
The crowning glory came at the Crucible in May as the Rocket raced
to the sports biggest prize. He was made to work hard in the first
two rounds at Sheffield, seeing off debutant Stephen Maguire 10-6
and battling Andy Hicks 13-11.
OSullivan then acquired an aura of invincibility as he beat
Anthony Hamilton 13-3 then crushed old adversary Stephen Hendry
17-4 in the most one-sided semi-final in Crucible history. Graeme
Dott threatened to upset the form book when he flashed into a 5-0
lead in the final. But OSullivan soon got the measure of his
opponent and ran out an easy 18-8 winner, despite a brief
interruption from a streaker before the final session.
I never thought I was going to lose. In fact I thought I was going
to win it before I came to Sheffield, said the Chigwell man after
lifting the trophy and a cheque for £250,000. I had rehearsed it
in my mind and I was convinced about what would happen. Id like to
win more world titles, possibly four or five. Youve got to set
yourself high targets to stay motivated.
OSullivan showed off his remarkable ambidextrous ability
throughout the tournament, frequently playing shots left-handed.
It balances me and re-energises my body, he said. Im going to
practise more left-handed this summer because I might even play a
whole season that way. Im not sure I could win a tournament but I
could definitely be top 16. It makes me feel rock-solid like Mark
Williams.
He also paid tribute to his new mentor, six-times champion Ray
Reardon, having forged a partnership with the Welshman on the
advice of dad Ronnie senior. Im more excited about working with
Ray than I am about winning the world title, he added. Thanks to
him I feel I can just get better and better.
Success at Sheffield rounded off an excellent season for the
Rocket. He won the Welsh Open in Cardiff in January, coming from
8-5 down to beat veteran Steve Davis 9-8 in a thrilling final. He
also reached the final of the British Open in Brighton in November,
losing 9-6 to Stephen Hendry.
His consistency throughout the season earned him the inaugural LG
Electronics Tour Order of Merit title and a £50,000 bonus.
Overall, he won 24 matches in ranking
events and lost just six.
OSullivan also performed superbly in snookers biggest
invitational event, the Masters. He saw off Alan McManus, Ken
Doherty and Jimmy White on his way to the final. Leading Paul
Hunter 7-2, he appeared to be cruising to the title, only for the
blonde bombshell to pull off one of his trademark Wembley comebacks
and triumph 10-9.
OSullivans previous world title came in 2001 when he beat Hicks,
Dave Harold, Peter Ebdon and Joe Swail then overcame John Higgins
18-14 in the final. He is a three-times
winner of the UK Championship the first in 1993 when he became
the youngest holder of a ranking event title at the age of
17. 
A master of the maximum, OSullivan has
made six tournament 147s, including the five fastest on record. He
is the only player to make two at the Crucible the second came in
2003 in a first round defeat against Marco Fu.
He is my Idol!!! He's super Wu di!! Wish I hav half of his skills!
Ou Xiang!! Wo yi ni we rong!!
