 Sean O'Sullivan made the first maximum break of the season at the European Masters qualifiers last week and the mammoth effort came as a relief after a tough time on and off the table. The 29-year-old was beaten by Barry Hawkins in the match in Leicester on Friday, but came up with the perfect frame nonetheless, the first 147 of his career. Any maximum is a remarkable break, but the incredibly difficult black O'Sullivan potted after the final red was especially memorable, leaving him very relieved that he didn't spurn the opportunity for a bit of history. 'It was pretty plain sailing then I butchered the last red. I don't know what the odds would have been on me potting that and getting a chance on the yellow,' O'Sullivan told Metro.co.uk. 'I was just relieved because I knew I wouldn't get a better chance than that, the balls were perfect from about 32 onwards. 'I didn't really celebrate because I wanted to stay focused. I just had a couple of minutes, went and washed my hands and splashed some water in my face, then I didn't score another point in the match! 'I kind of regret it, I wish I'd enjoyed it more at the time but it's such a weird thing when there's not many people watching, literally two or three people. There's no one to celebrate to really. But it's nice, there's so many good players that have never had one. I've done them in practice before but not many!' The Storm may have been beaten 5-2 by the Hawk, but he is pleased to be playing well again after kicking off the season in pretty disastrous fashion. The Championship League saw him playing competitively for the first time with a new cue and things did not go well, with a hat-trick of 3-0 defeats from his three games. 'It's been such a mad couple of weeks,' O'Sullivan said. 'I'd never have believed I'd have been able to make a max given the way I played at the Championship League. 'I've only had a new cue for a couple of){kind=link}
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Sean O’Sullivan made the first maximum break of the season at the European Masters qualifiers last week and the mammoth effort came as a relief after a tough time on and off the table.
The 29-year-old was beaten by Barry Hawkins in the match in Leicester on Friday, but came up with the perfect frame nonetheless, the first 147 of his career.
Any maximum is a remarkable break, but the incredibly difficult black O’Sullivan potted after the final red was especially memorable, leaving him very relieved that he didn’t spurn the opportunity for a bit of history.
‘It was pretty plain sailing then I butchered the last red. I don’t know what the odds would have been on me potting that and getting a chance on the yellow,’ O’Sullivan told Metro.co.uk.