Ronnie O’Sullivan made two 147 maximum breaks in a superb victory in the semi-finals in Saudi Masters Arabia | Snooker news

Ronnie O’Sullivan became the second player to strike up the breaks maximum in the same professional snooker match; The first 147 of the victory in the semi-finals of Chris Wakelin, 6-3 of the masters of Saudi Arabia of O’Sullivan, were his first since 2018; O’Sullivan will play Neil Robertson in the final

Ronnie O’Sullivan made two maximum breaks during her superb performance in the semi-finals in Saudi Arabia

Ronnie O’Sullivan succeeded two maximum breaks in his 6-3 victory against Chris Wakelin in the semi-finals of the masters of Saudi Arabia.

The 49 -year -old had to wait seven years since his last break at the 147 at the English open in 2018, and two hours later, he reached his maximum 17th in career and the second of the night.

The first 147 of O’Sullivan came as part of the match and with the scores locked at 3-3, the rocket made a second to obtain a bonus of £ 147,000 to take two maximum breaks through the British championship, the masters, the world championship and the Saudi masters of Arabia.

He also inserted breaks of 134 and 142 into a dominant screen and will face Neil Robertson in the final of the competition.

O’Sullivan said TNT SPORTS: “I am sitting there at 3-3 thinking that I will probably lose this match after a maximum, a 142 and an authorization of 70.

“He (Wakelin) is a monster. I said he was going to win a classification event, he is so solid. He is better than solid, a compliment is a compliment, he is very reliable but he has more than that. It’s like Kyren Wilson. As a player, he is very difficult to decompose. He is a superport, a superb player.”

O’Sullivan has also become the oldest player to make a professional 147, while he approaches his 50th anniversary in December.

He also became the second player to make two 147 in the same match, after the Welshman Jackson Page achieved the feat during the qualification for the world championship of this year.

Robertson beat Elliot Slessor 6-3 to reach the final before revealing that he had achieved his pre-season goal of qualifying for the Tour championship.

Former world champion Robertson never headed for Jeddah when he made the 39th final classification of his career.

“This is the biggest tournament we have to the world championship,” said Robertson TNT SPORTS.

“With the available ranking points, I don’t have to worry about playing in the Invitational or Tour championship.

“I set a goal at the start of the season to enter the touring championship. It was my only goal and I already did it during the first tournament. It is good that he takes care of the rest of the season.”

The Englishman Slessor, 29th in the official world ranking, but should increase several places after recovering the greatest control of his career, won the third frame with a break of 92.

Robertson responded with 93 against his regular practice partner and a crucial pink on the rail in the seventh frame put it in control at 5-2.

“We practice each other a lot and there is generally a heavy score,” said the Australian. “We tried to make things happen, but the bullets ran awkward, and we both missed delicate jars that led to disjointed frames.

“Know him well, if I didn’t play him, I would have liked him to win the match. It’s quite difficult but you have to put it aside.”

Robertson sealed Matters with his second break of 93 to reserve his place in the final on Saturday.