Ronnie O'Sullivan admitted he'd rather get the $1million prize for a maximum break than win the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship.

O'Sullivan was knocked out in the second round of the tournament in Saudi Arabia, losing 4-0 to Shaun Murphy, but his eyes were never firmly on picking up the trophy. Ronnie O'Sullivan makes shock confession after leaving commentator breathless and banking £180k

Instead, he wanted to try and claim the whopping chunk of cash on offer by pulling off an incredible 167 break.

At the event in the Middle East, a gold ball will be placed on the table for the player to pot if they are set for a 147.

The gold ball can only be potted once every other ball on the table has been successfully cleared by the player.

It adds another 20 points to their score, and who

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