Ronnie O'Sullivan | The Break That Sealed His SIXTH World Title I think Id have won the World Championships a lot earlier and won plenty more tournaments. During a last 64 clash with Mark King in the 2010 World Open, O'Sullivan was 2-0 up in a best of three, needing just one more frame to . I tried to sort everyfing out wif dad inside too, and I realised I just couldnt do it. It is better when Ive got loads of stuff going on because it takes my mind off things., As for retiring, he says: Ill know when the time is right but at the moment Im still putting in good performances and I get a kick off that. Ronnie says: Hes not read it yet. Ronnie O'sullivan in action at the Irish Masters in March 2003. Despite Saengkham escaping, he left the red open and O'Sullivan mopped up to take a 2-0 lead. But who is Ronnie OSullivan Sr, and why was he incarcerated? Furtive and understated, he sat himself down in a private room off the main hall in Dublins Citywest Hotel. Ronnie Snr was jailed for life for murder in 1992 and served 18 years behind bars before being released in 2010. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Who is Ronnie O'Sullivan? What is the former world snooker champion's In 1992, he turned professional and competed at the world level. Ronnies Sicilian-born mother Maria was jailed soon after for tax evasion, leaving teenage Ronnie and his eight-year-old sister Danielle on their own. 143 by Williams in frame 7 is the highest break of the tournament so far. It was his 19th World, UK and Masters trophies - overtaking Stephen Hendry's record in the 'Triple Crown' events.On 10 March 2019, Ronnie O'Sullivan made his 1000th century break. Eighteen years after his sentencing, Ronnie Sr was permanently released, and made an appearance alongside his son following his victory at the Crucible this month. The optical illusion will leave you stumped as it's asking people to spot the ghost hiding inside the room. Ronnie's father, also Ronnie, was jailed in 1992 for the vicious murder of Bruce Bryan, the driver for Charlie Kray - brother of gangsters Ronnie and Reggie during a fight in a Chelsea. The Rockets father also found himself behind bars after he was sent to prison for murder in 1992, when the snooker legend was just 17. Everything you have ever heard about Ronnie OSullivan is true. All there is to life is to be lived. Ronnie O'Sullivan's dad spent 18 years behind bars. A few months later, he beat Ding Junhui in the Welsh Open final, finishing in style with a maximum 147 break in the final frame including potting the final black left-handed.On 17 January 2016 after a spell away from snooker competition, Ronnie O'Sullivan won the final of the Masters, beating Barry Hawkins 10-1.On 4 December 2016, Ronnie O'Sullivan was beaten by Mark Selby in the final of the UK Championships.It was his third defeat in the final of a major event that season, having lost to Judd Trump at the European Masters and John Higgins at the Champion of Champions.In January 2017, Ronnie O'Sullivan won his seventh Masters title beating Joe Perry 10-7 in the final.In June 2017, O'Sullivan revealed that he had spent four to five days in hospital after a breakdown at the 2016 Snooker World Championships. Read more: How Love Island contestants are selected as more than 100,000 apply. In January 2014, Ronnie O'Sullivan won the Masters, defeating Mark Selby 10-4 in the final. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, 'I only played so dad could watch in jail', Snooker ace Ronnie O'Sullivan has penned a thriller novel based on his past, The 40-year-old calls the book a 'mirror image of his life', Ronniwith his dad - also Ronnie - who was jailed for murder whenthe snooker prodigy was a teenager, Head of the cue . You could not unaided going past book growth or library or borrowing from your friends to gate them. He stabbed Bruce. Ronnie O'Sullivan will not play in the Championship League this week, withdrawing from the event having been scheduled to play on Monday. Ronnie O'Sullivan kissed a 19-year-old Ding Junhui on the cheek after thrashing him in the 2007 Masters final, telling the promising young Chinese player that he had a great future ahead of him. Ronnie O'Sullivan, perhaps the finest snooker player to grace the sport, has had to deal with more than his fair share of hardship, from drink to drugs to his father going to prison. If I had to choose between playing snooker and being a pundit or TV personality or doing exhibitions, snooker would be the first thing to go. He earned the name Rocket because of the remarkable speed he can take a snooker table from busy to empty. I just think, Wow, you can go into that hole and then come out of it five days later. I feel like Houdini sometimes. In February he revealed on Twitter how he had been conned out of 125,000 by a bankrupt businessman, and described the previous 16 months as the worst in a long time. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Im a bit scared, as if you came from his world you didnt write books. . Ronnie Jr frequently cites his father as a mentor and inspiration for his snooker career which began when he was seven, saw him win amateur competitions from age nine, and turned professional at 16. 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