Ronnie O'Sullivan turns down 147 break as £10,000 not enough

Snooker star under fire after scoring 146 because the reward for a maximum break was too small for him

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Snooker's bad boy Ronnie O'Sullivan is back in the headlines after deliberately passing up the opportunity of a 147 break at a tournament in Cardiff because the prize money was not sufficient.

Up against Barry Pinches and on course to clear the table, the 40-year-old player (pictured above) asked how much the maximum was worth. After finding out he was in line for a pay-out of "only" £10,000, he opted to pot the pink rather than black off the penultimate red to score 146, much to the palpable disappointment of the crowd.

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