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 OÂ’Sullivan 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 sportÂ’s 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.
OÂ’Sullivan 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 OÂ’Sullivan 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. I’d like to win more world titles, possibly four or five. You’ve got to set yourself high targets to stay motivated.”
O’Sullivan showed off his remarkable ambidextrous ability throughout the tournament, frequently playing shots left-handed. “It balances me and re-energises my body,” he said. “I’m going to practise more left-handed this summer because I might even play a whole season that way. I’m 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. “I’m 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. OÂ’Sullivan also performed superbly in snookerÂ’s 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.
OÂ’SullivanÂ’s 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, O’Sullivan 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!!
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