Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan was destined for glory from an early age and we take a sweeping look at a glittering career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born in the West Midlands in 1975 but raised in Chigwell, Essex, O\u2019Sullivan brimmed with snooker talent from an early age. Given the nickname of the Rocket because of his quick and attacking style of play, O\u2019Sullivan won the British Under-16 Championship at the tender age of 13. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
O\u2019Sullivan made his first maximum break aged 15 and won the World Under-21 Snooker Championship in 1992. That was the year the Rocket turned professional, alongside fellow snooker greats Mark Williams and John Higgins. That class of 1992 have lifted 13 world titles between them and all three are still going strong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Rocket\u2019s first ranking event and major win came in the 1993 UK Championship at the Guild Hall in Preston. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aged just 17, O\u2019Sullivan beat World Champions Ken Doherty and Steve Davis before defeating the dominant force in snooker, at the time, Stephen Hendry 10-6 in the final. By claiming the UK crown the Essex potter became the youngest ever winner of a ranking event, a record that still stands today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n