He had not beforehand recorded a aggressive most for the reason that 2018 English Open.

He’s solely the second participant to make two 147s in the identical match, after Welshman Jackson Web page achieved the feat in qualifying for the Worlds in April.

O’Sullivan’s tally of 17 is 4 greater than that of John Higgins, who’s a fellow member of snooker’s fabled ‘Class of 92’.

The Englishman, who additionally loved breaks of 142 and 70 to steer 3-1 on the mid-session interval, was in scintillating kind all night.

Whereas Wakelin made a 125 break on his method to drawing degree at 3-3, O’Sullivan’s second 147 of the night was adopted by a 67 and a 134 to spherical off an imperious show.

He’s additionally in line to say a two-thirds share of a £50,000 147 bonus with Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, who knocked within the third most of the season earlier this week.

In Friday’s earlier last-four match – at a match thought to be snooker’s ‘fourth main’ by organisers – Robertson claimed a 6-3 win over Elliot Slessor.

Whereas neither participant was at their greatest, the rejuvenated Australian was all the time in management and loved two runs of 93 and a 50 as he reached the thirty ninth rating closing of his profession.

“The beginning was essential at this time, I may see Elliot was a bit nervous and I used to be in a position to make use of my expertise,” mentioned 2010 Crucible winner Robertson.

“To get to the ultimate is big when it comes to rating factors, it means I ought to be in all the massive occasions later within the season which makes my scheduling a lot simpler.

“I took that with no consideration a number of years in the past once I was all the time within the high 4. The usual is so excessive now that I’ve realised it’s a must to preserve your foot down on a regular basis. Plenty of laborious work has occurred to get these type of outcomes.”