Ronnie O'Sullivan's 147 2023 Championship Snooker

...of O'Sullivan magic in frame two, a quite sensational 1-3-5 clearance. The rest of it's been pretty ordinary, but he's won all three frames. He's won away from the round of 32 and a possible meeting with the whirlwind Jimmy White, who of course plays Matthew Stevens later. But Alan Taylor, well, it's not as though he's not had chances, but he's not been able to make anything from them. That was an attempt at a containing shot, but it's not a contained situation at all. Goodness me. He looks to be pitching across to the ball there. He's in a lot of pain, actually. Quite worrying he didn't want to play that shot in the first place, I don't know, when he had the one he could just run through. It was very straight on the black. It was always going to be difficult to generate enough pace to get the bunch open. And on the black. Again, quite straight, but he found a way of getting wide for the... ...on the black again. He's off again here. Now, this is key. He's played on this red in this way. This really opens the other reds up quite considerably. Seven reds. 56. He's in the mood for a maximum. He's taken this red because later on it could have been a more difficult one. 57. Get an angle to play on the black from, so while it was there, might as well play it. These are lined up perfectly down the middle of the table. Never see a better chance than this for a 1-4-7. 64. 65. Nobody has ever made more. 14. You know, Sullivan, Rostert. 72. Shiren knew, of course, he's already made one in this tournament. As things stand, he pockets £17,000 for that break, but if Sullivan were to make one here, he'd have to share it. He had such a big area to play in. Anything up the table, he'd certainly be on the red. 81. The pink is never going to be on its spot in a 1-4-7 chance because it's never been potted, but it's still in a very good position. 88. 89. 96. 97. Frankly, it would be a surprise now if Sullivan doesn't go on and make the perfect break. Well, the reds are in such good position. 104. 105. It wasn't clean, but in it went. Yes, it's Riley Carter looking across. It tends to attract the attention of other players. 112. It's always a special moment. And it's all about just getting up the yellow, not getting blue or the pink in the way here. It can happen. Players stopped on the other table, which is nice. What a shot. That is struck to perfection. Pete Davis made the first ever televised 1-4-7 back in the early 80s. Won a larder for his trouble. 122. It has been a very straightforward break so far. Everyone stopped now. All eyes on O'Sullivan. 120. Saying it's gone all quiet. Well, yeah, it would do. People want to see this and say it's been the most sublime break. He's just gone too far. This is the first time in the break he's not been in perfect position. Now, does he have the angle? It looks like he does. It's not straight. And that's the only way that you give him a problem here. This has been just magical. What a way to round off victory. He made a 1-3-5 break in frame two, which was sublime. But this one is extra special. It's a maximum from Ronnie O'Sullivan. Incredibly, the 15th of his professional career, Alan Taylor had the best seed in the house. He was overawed today by the brilliance of O'Sullivan. In those two frames in particular, he produced the kind of snooker that only...