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Ronnie O'Sullivan
Age: 32 - D.O.B: 5th Dec 1975
Turned professional: 1992
Hometown: Chigwell, Essex, England
World ranking: 1st
Provisional world ranking: 1st
| Prize money |
1999/2000 |
£274,624 |
| Prize money |
2000/2001 |
£684,130 |
| Prize money |
2001/2002 |
£479,000 |
| Prize money |
2002/2003 |
£458,300 |
| Prize money |
2003/2004 |
£502,000 |
| Prize money |
2004/2005 |
£380,250 |
| Prize money |
2005/2006 |
£254,300 |
| Prize money
last season |
2006/2007 |
£243,400 |
| Total career prize money |
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£5,105,081 |
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| Highest
tournament break: 147 (x9) |
| Total
career century breaks: 529 |
World
ranking titles: (20)
| 1993, 1997, 2001,
2007 |
UK Championship;
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| 1994 |
British Open |
| 1996 |
Asian Classic |
| 1996 |
German Open |
| 1998, 2000 |
Regal Scottish Open |
| 1999, 2000 |
China Open |
| 2001, 2004 |
Embassy World
Championship |
| 2003 |
European Open |
| 2003, 2005 |
Irish Masters |
| 2004, 2005 |
Welsh Open |
| 2004 |
Totesport Grand Prix |
| 2008 |
888.com World Championship |
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| Major
titles: |
38 |
| Major
finals: |
48 |
| Ranking
finals: |
30 |
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Semi-finals: |
47 |
| Q/Finals: |
74 |
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| Most recent title: |
888.com World Championship
2008 |
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Ranking progression last five seasons: 3/1/1/3/5 |
WORLD RANKINGS 2007/2008
| Rank |
Start |
Player |
Points |
05/06 |
06/07 |
| 1 |
4 |
John Higgins |
42250 |
19150 |
23100 |
| 2 |
6 |
Graeme Dott |
37775 |
19100 |
18675 |
| 3 |
5 |
Shaun Murphy |
37700 |
16350 |
21350 |
| 4 |
2 |
Ken Doherty |
35800 |
20250 |
15550 |
| 5 |
3 |
Ronnie O’Sullivan |
33600 |
12850 |
20750 |
| 6 |
7 |
Peter Ebdon |
33550 |
15550 |
18000 |
| 7 |
13 |
Neil Robertson |
33125 |
12575 |
20550 |
| 8 |
1 |
Stephen Hendry MBE |
32475 |
15100 |
17375 |
| 9 |
27 |
Ding Junhui |
30800 |
14475 |
16325 |
| 10 |
9 |
Stephen Maguire |
30550 |
11000 |
19550 |
| 11 |
28 |
Mark Selby |
27400 |
9125 |
18275 |
| 12 |
8 |
Mark Williams |
27125 |
18300 |
8825 |
| 13 |
10 |
Stephen Lee |
26150 |
13500 |
12650 |
| 14 |
15 |
Ali Carter |
25300 |
9550 |
15750 |
| 15 |
11 |
Steve Davis OBE |
24950 |
13100 |
11850 |
| 16 |
17 |
Ryan Day |
24500 |
10050 |
14450 |
| 17 |
30 |
Joe Swail |
24350 |
12600 |
11750 |
| 18 |
18 |
Joe Perry |
23925 |
11750 |
12175 |
| 19 |
12 |
Barry Hawkins |
23750 |
14600 |
9150 |
| 20 |
14 |
Matthew Stevens |
23550 |
8600 |
14950 |
| 21 |
29 |
Mark King |
22425 |
10100 |
12325 |
| 22 |
48 |
Jamie Cope |
22250 |
10375 |
11875 |
| 23 |
24 |
Stuart Bingham |
22150 |
12300 |
9850 |
| 24 |
21 |
Michael Holt |
21613 |
11275 |
10338 |
| 25 |
20 |
Nigel Bond |
20688 |
10350 |
10338 |
| 26 |
16 |
Anthony Hamilton |
20451 |
9413 |
11038 |
| 27 |
22 |
Marco Fu |
20425 |
11500 |
8925 |
| 28 |
26 |
Ian McCulloch |
19126 |
7188 |
11938 |
| 29 |
62 |
Mark Allen |
18900 |
8250 |
10650 |
| 30 |
36 |
Dave Harold |
18875 |
9625 |
9250 |
| 31 |
40 |
Dominic Dale |
18075 |
8700 |
9375 |
| 32 |
39 |
Gerard Greene |
17900 |
8600 |
9300 |
| 33 |
25 |
James Wattana |
17688 |
11150 |
6538 |
| 34 |
44 |
Michael Judge |
17550 |
7475 |
10075 |
| 35 |
23 |
David Gray |
17163 |
9713 |
7450 |
| 36 |
37 |
Ricky Walden |
16975 |
8225 |
8750 |
| 37 |
46 |
Fergal O’Brien |
16950 |
7125 |
9825 |
| 38 |
19 |
Alan McManus |
16525 |
6200 |
10325 |
| 39 |
43 |
John Parrott MBE |
16288 |
6663 |
9625 |
| 40 |
41 |
Adrian Gunnell |
15500 |
6675 |
8825 |
| 41 |
31 |
Andy Hicks |
14976 |
7613 |
7363 |
| 42 |
59 |
Andrew Norman |
14888 |
6600 |
8288 |
| 43 |
38 |
Mark Davis |
14775 |
8400 |
6375 |
| 44 |
110 |
Andrew Higginson |
14725 |
4100 |
10625 |
| 45 |
67 |
David Gilbert |
14550 |
5975 |
8575 |
| 46 |
55 |
Jamie Burnett |
14500 |
5125 |
9375 |
| 47 |
32 |
Robert Milkins |
14201 |
6338 |
7863 |
| 48 |
50 |
Rory McLeod |
14025 |
5825 |
8200 |
| 49 |
47 |
Rod Lawler |
13650 |
5850 |
7800 |
| 50 |
45 |
Tom Ford |
13475 |
6300 |
7175 |
| 51 |
72 |
Judd Trump |
13450 |
4800 |
8650 |
| 52 |
49 |
Marcus Campbell |
13325 |
5200 |
8125 |
| 53 |
53 |
Stuart Pettman |
13288 |
7975 |
5313 |
| 54 |
51 |
Robin Hull |
13113 |
6338 |
6775 |
| 55 |
57 |
David Roe |
13113 |
7375 |
5738 |
| 56 |
33 |
Barry Pinches |
12638 |
7563 |
5075 |
| 57 |
42 |
Drew Henry |
12500 |
6825 |
5675 |
| 58 |
64 |
Joe Delaney |
12400 |
4975 |
7425 |
| 59 |
54 |
Mike Dunn |
12288 |
5238 |
7050 |
| 60 |
35 |
Jimmy White MBE |
12175 |
6450 |
5725 |
| 61 |
61 |
Jimmy Michie |
11988 |
4413 |
7575 |
| 62 |
58 |
Paul Davies |
11713 |
5500 |
6213 |
| 63 |
60 |
Scott Mackenzie |
11325 |
6050 |
5275 |
| 64 |
152 |
Ian Preece |
11050 |
4100 |
6950 |
| 65 |
71 |
Lee Spick |
11050 |
5450 |
5600 |
| 66 |
74 |
Liang Wenbo |
10900 |
4125 |
6775 |
| 67 |
63 |
Joe Jogia |
10738 |
5050 |
5688 |
| 68 |
52 |
Tony Drago |
10450 |
4525 |
5925 |
| 69 |
150 |
Tian Pengfei |
10225 |
4100 |
6125 |
| 70 |
70 |
Matthew Couch |
9975 |
5525 |
4450 |
| 71 |
139 |
David Morris |
9600 |
4100 |
5500 |
| 72 |
163 |
Liu Song |
9525 |
4100 |
5425 |
| 73 |
119 |
Mark Joyce |
9500 |
4100 |
5400 |
| 74 |
66 |
Alfie Burden |
9500 |
4100 |
5400 |
| 75 |
180 |
Ben Woollaston |
9075 |
4100 |
4975 |
| 76 |
73 |
Chris Norbury |
8663 |
4663 |
4000 |
| 77 |
65 |
Sean Storey |
8500 |
3700 |
4800 |
| 78 |
56 |
Shokat Ali |
7426 |
4088 |
3338 |
| 79 |
92 |
Jeff Cundy |
6475 |
4100 |
2375 |
| 80 |
69 |
Paul Wykes |
6250 |
4250 |
2000 |
| 81 |
76 |
James Tatton |
3513 |
3513 |
0 |
| 82 |
77 |
Hugh Abernethy |
1800 |
1800 |
0 |
MISCELLANEOUS
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Became
the youngest player to win a ranking event (17 years, 51 weeks)
at the 1993 UK Championship.
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Quickest
player to reach one hundred century breaks and £1million in
prize money; then 200 century breaks and £2 million in prize
money. Went over £3 million three seasons ago, £4 million two
seasons ago - and over 300 centuries during 02/03.
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Compiler
of fastest 147 in history at five minutes, 20 seconds - 1997
world championship in the first round against Mick Price.
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Holds
record with 38 consecutive ranking event match wins – in fact
his first 38 matches as a professional.
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Won world
under 21 championship as a 15 year-old, compiled first century
at 10, won his first pro-am at 12.
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Has
compiled six 147 breaks in pro-competition - only Stephen
Hendry with eight has more.
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Finally
claimed world title his natural talent so richly deserves when
he beat John Higgins 18-14 in 2001 final. In all, he captured
six titles that season.
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Joined
Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott and John Higgins as
only the fifth player to complete the World and UK
Championship double in the same year when he won his third UK
Championship at York in December 2001.
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Played
superbly to beat Stephen Hendry 9-6 in the final of the
European Open in March 2003. He compiled the three highest
breaks of the event, 142, 140 and 139. Then, in an equally
high quality final he beat John Higgins 10-9 to become the
Irish Masters champion and only the ninth player in the
sport's history to win back-to-back ranking events.
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In April 2003, during his first round defeat by Marco Fu in
the Embassy, O'Sullivan became the first player to compile two
147's at the Crucible. He also became the first player to make
a maximum there and lose the match in question.
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In January 2004 rallied from 8-5 down to beat Steve Davis 9-8
in a gripping final of the Welsh Open in Cardiff then finished
off the season in fine style by winning the Embassy World
Championship.
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Ronnie has earned more prize money and made more century
breaks in 2003/2004 & 2004/2005 seasons than
anyone else.
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In
October 2004 completed a clean sweep of ranking titles by
winning the Totesport Grand Prix at Preston Guild Hall. He has
now won every one of the eight world ranking tournaments
currently on the calendar at least once.
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Won 2005
Masters ten years after capturing his first title at Wembley,
finishing off with a 134 total clearance, then beat Matthew
Stevens 10-8 in the final of the Irish Masters, clinching
victory with a memorable 69 clearance to steal the closing
frame on the black from 68 adrift.
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During the 2005 Irish Masters became only the second player,
after Stephen Hendry, to construct 400 centuries in
professional competition.
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During the Northern Ireland
Trophy 2007 became the first player to win a best of 9 frame
ranking match with 5 centuries including a 147.
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In November 2007 Ronnie won the
Premier League title for the 4th consecutive time beating
john Higgins in the final 7-4.
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In the semi final of the UK
Championships 2007 beat Mark Selby 9-8 with a 147 in the
deciding frame.
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In his 2008 World Championship
last 16 match against Mark Williams Ronnie compiled his
record 9th 147.
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At the end of the 2007/8 season
Ronnie became the first player to regain the World Number 1
spot for a third time
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RONNIE'S PROFESSIONAL TOURNAMENT WINS
1993
Nescafe Extra Challenge (round robin)
Benson and Hedges Championship – beat John Lardner 9-6
UK Championship – beat Stephen Hendry 10-6
1994
British Open – beat James Wattana 9-4
1995
Benson and Hedges Masters – beat John Higgins 9-3
1996
Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge – beat John Higgins 9-6
Asian Classic – beat Brian Morgan 9-8
German Open – beat Alain Robidoux 9-7
1997
European League – beat Stephen Hendry 10-8
Riley Superstar International – beat Jimmy White 5-3
UK Championship – beat Stephen Hendry 10-6
1998
Regal Scottish Open – beat John Higgins 9-5
Irish Masters – beat Ken Doherty 9-3
Regal Masters – beat John Higgins 9-7
1999
China Open – beat Stephen Lee 9-2
2000
Regal Scottish Open – beat Mark Williams 9-1
Champions Cup – beat Mark Williams 7-5
Regal Masters – beat Stephen Hendry 9-6
China Open – beat Mark Williams 9-3
2001
Irish Masters – beat Stephen Hendry 9-8
Embassy World Championship – beat John Higgins 18-14
Premier League – beat Stephen Hendry 9-7
UK Championship – beat Ken Doherty 10-1
2002
Premier League – beat John Higgins 9-4
Regal Masters – beat John Higgins 9-4
2003
European Open – beat Stephen Hendry 9-6
Irish Masters – beat John Higgins 10-9
2004
Welsh Open – beat Steve Davis 9-8
Embassy World Championship – beat Graeme Dott 18-8
Grand Prix – beat Ian McCulloch 9-5
2005
Welsh Open – beat Stephen Hendry 9-8
The Masters – beat John Higgins 10-3
Irish Masters – beat Matthew Stevens 10-8
Premier League – beat Mark Williams 6-0
*Premier League - Beat Stephen Hendry 6-0
*There were two premier leagues held in 2005
2006
Premier League – beat Jimmy White 7-0
2007
The Masters - beat Ding Junhui 10-3
Kilkenny Irish Masters - beat Barry Hawkins 9-1
Premier League - beat John Higgings 7-4
UK Championship - beat Stephen Maguire 10-2
2008
888.com World Championship - beat Ali Carter 18-8
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Record
1999/2000 season: |
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Hong Kong Millennium Classic: Runner-up - lost 7-2 to
Stephen Lee
Liv Vic Champions Cup: S/Finalist - lost 5-4 to Mark
Williams
British Open: S/Finalist - lost 6-5 to Stephen Hendry
Regal Scottish Masters: Q/Finalist - lost 6-4 to Matthew
Stevens
Grand Prix: Q/Finalist - lost 5-3 to John Higgins
UK Championship: Q/Finalist - lost 9-3 to Matthew Stevens
China Open: Winner - beat Stephen Lee 9-2
Regal Welsh Open: Last 16 - lost 5-2 to Jimmy White
Benson and Hedges Masters: Q/Finalist - lost 6-3 to John
Parrott
Rothmans Malta Grand Prix: Q/Finalist - lost 5-2 to Ken
Doherty
Thailand Masters: Last 16 - lost 5-2 to Mark King
Benson and Hedges Irish Masters: Semi-finalist - lost 6-3
to John Higgins
Regal Scottish Open: Winner - beat Mark Williams 9-1
Embassy World Championship: Last 32 - lost 10-9 to David
Gray |
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Record
2000/2001 season: |
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Champions Cup: Winner - beat Mark Williams 7-5
British Open: Q/Finalist - lost 5-3 to Peter Ebdon
Grand Prix: Runner-up - lost 9-5 to Mark Williams
Regal Scottish Masters: Winner - beat Stephen Hendry 9-6
UK Championship: S/Finalist - lost 9-4 to Mark Williams
China Open: Winner - beat Mark Williams 9-3
Benson and Hedges Masters: Last 16 - lost 6-2 to Jimmy
White
Thailand Masters: Last 16 - lost 5-4 to Shokat Ali
Irish Masters: Winner - beat Stephen Hendry 9-8
Regal Scottish Open: Last 32 - lost 5-1 to Mark Davis
Embassy World Championship: Winner - beat John Higgins
18-14
Sportingbet.co.uk Premier League: Winner - beat Stephen
Hendry 9-7 |
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Record
2001/2002 season: |
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Champions Cup: round robin phase -
beat Jimmy White 5-3; lost 5-4 to Ken Doherty; lost 5-1 to
Peter Ebdon
Regal Masters: Runner-up - lost 9-6 to John Higgins
British Open: S/Finalist - lost 6-4 to Graeme Dott
LG Cup: Q/Finalist - lost 5-4 to Peter Ebdon
European Open: Q/Finalist - lost 5-4 to Stephen Hendry
UK Championship: Winner - beat Ken Doherty 10-1
Regal Welsh Open: Last 16 - lost 5-4 to Paul Hunter
Benson and Hedges Masters: Q/Finalist - lost 6-5 to Jimmy
White
China Open: Q/Finalist - lost 5-3 to Mark Selby
Thailand Masters: S/Finalist - lost 5-2 to Mark Williams
Irish Masters: Q/Finalist - lost 6-2 to Matthew Stevens
Regal Scottish Open: Last 32 - lost 5-3 to Barry Hawkins
Embassy World Championship: S/Finalist - lost 17-13 to
Stephen Hendry
Daily Star Premier League: Winner - beat John Higgins 9-5 |
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Record
2002/2003 season: |
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Regal Masters: Winner - beat John Higgins 9-4
LG Cup: Q/Finalist - lost 5-1 to Chris Small
British Open: Last 16 - lost 5-4 to Paul Hunter
UK Championship: Q/Finalist - lost 9-6 to Drew Henry
Regal Welsh Open: Q/Finalist - lost 5-3 to Marco Fu
Benson and Hedges Masters: Q/Finalist - lost 6-5 to Ken
Doherty
European Open: Winner - beat Stephen Hendry 9-6
Irish Masters: Winner - beat John Higgins 10-9
Regal Scottish Open: Last 16 - lost 5-1 to Alan McManus
Embassy World Championship: Last 32 - lost 10-6 to Marco
Fu
Premier League: S/Finalist - lost 6-4 to Marco Fu |
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Record
2003/2004: |
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LG Cup - Last 16 - lost 5-0 to Matthew Stevens
British Open - Runner-up: lost 9-6 to Stephen Hendry
UK Championship: Semi-finalist - lost 9-4 to Stephen
Hendry
Welsh Open: Winner - beat Steve Davis 9-8
The Masters: Runner-up - lost 10-9 to Paul Hunter
European Open: Q/Finalist - lost 5-4 to Stephen Lee
Irish Masters: Q/Finalist - lost 6-2 to Peter Ebdon
Players Championship: Q/Finalist - lost 5-2 to Paul Hunter
Embassy World Championship: Winner - beat Graeme Dott 18-8 |
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Record
2004/2005: |
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Totesport Grand Prix: Winner - beat Ian McCulloch 9-5
British Open: Semi-finalist - lost 6-1 to Stephen Maguire
UK Championship: Last 32 - lost 9-6 to Stephen Maguire
Welsh Open: Winner - beat Stephen Hendry 9-8
Malta Cup: Last 16 - lost 5-0 to Graeme Dott
The Masters: Winner - beat John Higgins 10-3
Irish Masters: Winner - beat Matthew Stevens 10-8
China Open: withdrew ill
Embassy World Championship - Q/Finalist - lost 13-11 to
Peter Ebdon
Premier League: Winner - beat Mark Williams 6-0 |
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Record
2005/2006: |
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Northern Ireland Trophy:
Last 16 lost 4-2 to Joe Swail
Grand Prix: Final lost 9-2 to John Higgins
UK Championship: Last 32 lost 9-8 to Mark King
The Masters - Final - Lost to John Higgins 10-9
China Open: Last 32 lost 5-0 to James Wattana
Welsh Open: Last 32 lost 5-1 to Ian McCulloch
Malta Cup: Did not enter
Pot Black: QF lost 1-0 to Paul Hunter
Premier League: Final winner - beat Stephen Hendry 6-0
888.com World Championships: Semi Final lost 17-11 to
Graeme Dot |
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Record
2006/2007: |
Northern Ireland Trophy - Final - Lost to Ding Junhiu 9-6
Grand Prix: QF - Lost to Neil Robertson 5-1
Premier League: Winner - Beat Jimmy White 7-0
UK Championships - QF conceeded to Stephen Hendry 9-1
The Masters - Winner - Beat Ding Junhui 10-3
Malta Cup: Last 32 - Lost to Michael Holt 5-3
Welsh Open: Q Final - Lost to Neil Robertson 5-4
Kilkenny Irish Masters - Beat Barry Hawkins 9-1
China Open - Semi-final - Lost to Graeme Dott 6-2
888.com World Championships - Q Final - Lost to John
Higgins 13-9 |
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Record
2007/2008: |
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Shanghai Masters - Withdrew |
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Grand Prix - Final - Lost to Marco Fu 9-6 |
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Northern Ireland Trophy - Q/Final - Lost to Fergal O'Brien
5-2 |
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Premier League - Winner - Beat John Higgins 7-4 |
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UK Championship - Winner - beat Stephen Maguire 10-2 |
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Masters - Last 16 .- Lost to Stephen Maguire 6-5 |
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Welsh Open - Final - Lost to Mark Selby 9-8 |
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China Open - Last 32 - Lost to Marco Fu 5-4 |
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888.com World Championship - Winner - beat Ali Carter 18-8 |
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