Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan, currently number one in the world, is planning to take his seventh world title at the 2022 World Championships as he hopes to add luster to his collection of 38 pro-ranked titles after becoming a pro in 1982 at the age of 16.
Ronnie O'Sullivan is chasing his seventh world title.
The Rockets have been a huge financial success thanks to their remarkable achievements to date, and he is one of the richest snooker players in the world. But throughout his career, he has also experienced many ups and downs, so he has been closely watched.
This article will introduce O'Sullivan's "eventful" snooker career, his wealth and dazzling off-site activities.
Since becoming a professional in 1992 at the age of 16, O'Sullivan has become one of the most successful and accomplished athletes in the sport's history and holds the world record for 38 professional ranking titles. He is currently the number one player in the world, and he has maintained this ranking several times over the past 30 years.
O'Sullivan won his first ranking title at the age of 17 at the 1993 British Championships, making him the youngest professional ranking champion ever. He was crowned king of the British Championships six times, as well as six World Championships and seven Masters titles. Winning these three prestigious titles is known as the winner of the three major competitions, and O'Sullivan has completed 20 times.
In addition to becoming the youngest player to win a professional ranking tournament, he also holds the record for the second longest world championship in history after winning the 2020 World Snooker Championship. O'Sullivan is currently competing at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, for the 2022 World Championships, where he hopes to win his 39th ranking title of his career.
O'Sullivan's career has earned $15 million (£11.5 million) in prize money from various tournaments.
With 38 ranking titles in a 30-year career, O'Sullivan is one of the highest-paid snooker players in the sport. His net worth is estimated at $14 million (£10.7 million), and he has won $15 million (£11.5 million) in prize money in various tournaments alone, a very successful career.
O'Sullivan dominates the number of ranking titles
He also made a lot of money from lucrative sponsorships and struck deals with Premier Inn, graphic design firm Affinity, Delasport and U.S. technology company ROKIT. Outside of his career, O'Sullivan is an expert and host of snooker coverage for Eurosport.
He wrote crime novels, autobiographies and a book about health and fitness about his own business adventures, and he also starred in the miniseries Ronnie O'Sullivan's American Hoax. He also worked on several video games, including his own "Ronnie O'Sullivan's Snooker." He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 4th of the British Empire Order) in 2016.
O'Sullivan's spicy evaluation of low-ranking players: unloading only arms and legs will fall out of the world's top 50.
O'Sullivan's actions and remarks were repeatedly disciplined by the Snooker governing body. In 1996 he was banned for two years for assaulting an assistant press officer, and in 2006 he was fined for withdrawing from the quarter-finals of the British Championship. Elsewhere, he has been critical of Barry Herne, who was in charge of the world snooker movement in 2010, and even threatened to form an independent snooker tour in 2018 to protest the changes he made to the sport.
In 2020, O'Sullivan publicly criticized the young player who broke into the 2020 World Championships for being too inferior, saying he had to "lose an arm and a leg" to fall out of the world's top 50. In 2021, he said most snooker players wasted their lives in a "bad sport" that could cause "huge damage." And in the first round of the World Snooker Championship against Gilbert in April 2022, he was found making obscene gestures on live television.
He has been closely watched by the media throughout his career due to a wide variety of antics, while he suffered from depression in his early years and struggled with drugs and alcohol. But he has been looking for ways to solve problems and try to change his image as an adult.
O'Sullivan has said he would not encourage his son (Ronnie Jr.) to play billiards, but would consider letting him dabble in football, golf, tennis or F1.
O'Sullivan grew up in Chigwell, Essex, where he still lives today. When Rocket was 16 years old, his father was arrested and subsequently imprisoned for murder, and his mother was also arrested and imprisoned for tax evasion, and his life took a big hit. Still, O'Sullivan created a better family life for himself, and although he never married, he had two daughters and a son. Among them, Taylor Ann Magnus (26) is the daughter of Rockets and his girlfriend Sally Magnus, who has been dating for nearly two years, while Lily (second daughter, 16 years old) and Ronnie Jr. (son, 15 years old) are the children of his former partner Joe Langley.
On Feb. 16, Leila Ruias announced on Twitter that she had ended her decade-long relationship with Ronnie O'Sullivan, and the two parted ways.
O'Sullivan was estranged from the eldest daughter but was said to be close to two younger children. In addition, O'Sullivan is currently single after breaking up with actress Leila Ruias in February 2022 – the two became engaged in 2013 and have been in a relationship for 10 years since.
All in all, the 46-year-old snooker is currently ranked number one in the world and is widely regarded as one of the best and most accomplished players in the sport, but his career and family life have not been smooth sailing.