It had been seven agonising years since Ronnie O'Sullivan last recorded a maximum break.

Yet in the space of just two hours, 'The Rocket' not only ended that streak but fired in a further 147 break.

It was a night to remember for the snooker icon as he beat Chris Wakelin 6-3 to progress to the final of the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters.

O'Sullivan was in no mood to mess around from the very first frame in Jeddah as he immediately made the first of his two maximum breaks.

How did O'Sullivan create snooker history?

By doing so, it made O'Sullivan the oldest player to make a 147 break at the age of 49 years and 253 days.

It also marked O'Sullivan's first maximum in a competitive match since 2018 English Open.

And he was by no means done, as he potted impressive breaks of 142 and 70 to

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