Ronnie O’Sullivan slams table in frustration during World Open final

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Ronnie O’Sullivan slammed the table in frustration during the World Open final on Sunday.O’Sullivan was up against Thai star Thepchaiya Un-Nooh as the Brit sought to land his first ranking title since winning the World Grand Prix in January 2024.O’Sullivan thumped the side of the table after missing the shotTNT SportsO’Sullivan was angry as he sat down in his chairTNT SportsHowever, the Rocket couldn’t hide his frustration during the seventh frame when he missed the chance to pot the green during the World Open final clash.A seemingly easy shot for O’Sullivan, the green struck either side of the pocket before bouncing back out again.And the 50-year-old couldn’t hide his frustration as he slammed the table on his way back to his seat.“I don’t blame him,” the TNT Sports commentator said moments later.Un-Nooh would go on to win the frame, bringing the score back to 4-3 after the 40-year-old made a disastrous start to go 4-0 down.O’Sullivan ultimately went into the interval 5-4 down as Un-Nooh won five successive frames to recover in the best-of-19 showdown.153 breakO’Sullivan has been in fine form at the World Open, which included a mind-blowing 153-break in his quarter-final clash with Ryan Day last week.The iconic snooker star made the most of a free black ball to clear the table in style.It meant that O’Sullivan was the first player to surpass 147 since Jamie Burnett hit a 148 in qualifying for the UK Championship back in 2004.Watching on, former snooker world no. 3 Neal Foulds said: “A privilege to be here to watch that. To speak over it.Rocket Ronnie hit a career first 153-break at the 2026 World OpenGetty“That was an incredible moment for me just to watch O’Sullivan do what he did there.“A break of 153, it’s almost like, ‘Did it really happen? Have I dreamt it?’ Incredible stuff.“He’s just playing as fluently as ever. He’s not overthinking any shot. Wow, this is just mind-blowing. A very, very special moment.”View Tweet: https://twitter.com/ronnieo147?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwO’Sullivan had previously hit a 147-break on 17 occasions, but trumped that haul with the historic achievement in China.And the snooker star posted on X after the quarter-final triumph: “Just want to say a big shout out to all the people that have been messaging me, congratulating me on the 153.“It was a pretty cool moment, really happy to do it, so thank you to everyone who has supported me.“Keep enjoying the snooker in Yushan, take care.”