O’Sullivan goes ‘on strike’ from 147 breaks over prize cash

Ronnie O’Sullivan has claimed that he is going ‘on strike’ from 147 breaks till snooker chiefs improve the prize cash. 

Last week, O’Sullivan apologised to followers after confirming that he wouldn’t take part within the Welsh Open, which started in Llandudno on Monday.

Instead of competing within the competitors, O’Sullivan opted to tackle a punditry position for Eurosport, as Gary Wilson hit the 199th 147 break within the historical past of the game.

After the incident, in keeping with The Sun, O’Sullivan was requested about his file of smashing 147s within the sport, to which he mentioned: ‘I reckon one other 5 or 6, however I went on strike a very long time in the past.’

The 48-year-old – who has hit 15 maximums throughout his sensational profession – then prompt that snooker chiefs ought to ‘begin bumping up the prize cash’.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has claimed that he is going ‘on strike’ from 147 breaks till snooker chiefs improve the prize cash

O’Sullivan was on punditry as Gary Wilson hit the 199th 147 break within the historical past of the game

He then provided a usually blunt response when requested if he’d go for 147s once more, if the reward was £147,000, as he mentioned: ‘Yeah’. 

Last yr, on the World Snooker Championship the prize cash for a most break was £40,000.  

Back in 2016, O’Sullivan refused to finish a 147 on the Welsh Open after discovering his prize would have been ‘solely’ £10,000.

O’Sullivan was main Barry Pinches 3-1 and had scored simply 40 within the fifth body when he requested the referee what he would win had been he to attain 147.

Having been advised, he continued the red-black sequence till he selected to pot the pink after the penultimate purple.

O’Sullivan then cleared the remainder of the desk for a break of 146 as he closed out the match to achieve the second spherical in Cardiff.

He mentioned: ‘I may have gotten on the black and presumably made a 147. 

‘I knew it was 10 grand and I simply thought that is a bit too low-cost actually. To make a maxi, it is such an enormous achievement and if they are going to pay us 10 grand, I feel it is value a bit greater than that.

‘Once the prize goes up a bit, I’ll go for the 147. A 146 is simply nearly as good’.

Back in 2016, O’Sullivan refused to finish a 147 on the Welsh Open after discovering his prize would have been ‘solely’ £10,000

Meanwhile, in 2010, O’Sullivan refused to pot the ultimate black within the closing body of his match on the World Open in Glasgow when he was advised there was no bonus prize.

He needed to be satisfied to pot the ultimate ball by referee Jan Verhaas to place himself in competition for the highest break prize of £4,000.

O’Sullivan mentioned: ‘I wasn’t going to pot the black as a result of to make 147 and not likely get a pleasant bonus was a bit disappointing as a result of they’re magical moments and so they deserve magical bonuses.

‘But the ref performed a guilt journey on me and mentioned ‘Come on, do it to your followers’. And I assumed, “OK, because I haven’t got long to play anyway, so I might as well go out on a high”.’