Ronnie O'Sullivan Biography

Quick Facts

NAME: Ronnie O'Sullivan
OCCUPATION: Athlete
BIRTH DATE: December 05, 1975 (Age: 37)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Wordsley, West Midlands, England
Full Name: Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan
Nickname: The Rocket
Nickname: The Essex Exocet
AKA: Ronnie O'Sullivan
ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius

Best Known For

Ronnie O’Sullivan is an English Snooker player best known as one of the most talented and awarded athletes in the sport.

Quiz

Think you know about Biography?

Answer questions and see how you rank against other players.

Play Now

Print Cite This

Ronnie O'Sullivan

APA Style

Ronnie O'Sullivan. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:24, May 18, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/ronnie-osullivan-9430258.

Harvard Style

Ronnie O'Sullivan. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/ronnie-osullivan-9430258 [Accessed 18 May 2013].

MLA Style

"Ronnie O'Sullivan." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 18 2013, 10:24 http://www.biography.com/people/ronnie-osullivan-9430258.

MHRA Style

"Ronnie O'Sullivan," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/ronnie-osullivan-9430258 [accessed May 18, 2013].

Chicago Style

"Ronnie O'Sullivan," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/ronnie-osullivan-9430258 (accessed May 18, 2013).

CBE/CSE Style

Ronnie O'Sullivan [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 18] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/ronnie-osullivan-9430258.

Bluebook Style

Ronnie O'Sullivan, http://www.biography.com/people/ronnie-osullivan-9430258 (last visited May 18, 2013).

AMA Style

Ronnie O'Sullivan. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/ronnie-osullivan-9430258. Accessed May 18, 2013.

Synopsis

Professional Snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan was born on December 5, 1975 in Wordsley, West Midlands, England. At a young age, he showed talent as a Snooker player, a cue sport played on a table with balls and pockets. In 1992, he turned professional and competed at the world level. Nicknamed “The Rocket” for his rapid playing style,

he holds the record for the most maximums (11) in professional competition. O’Sullivan has won numerous world championships and competitions including the 2010 Party Casino Premier League where he became the first man to win a single professional title on nine separate occasions.

Early Life and Career

Snooker player, born in Wordsley, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, C England, UK. Brought up in Essex, he proved a talented young player and turned professional in 1992. His achievements to date include the British Open (1994), two World Championship titles (2001, 2004), the European Open (2003), and a number of UK championship titles, including the Masters (1995, 2005). He began the 2004–05 season with a victory in the Grand Prix, giving him his 16th Grand Prix title. Nicknamed ‘the Rocket’, he also compiled the fastest-ever 147 maximum break (5 min 20 sec), completed during the 1997 World Championships.