Neil Robertson
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Neil Robertson (born 11 February 1982)[2] is an Australian professional snooker player, who is a former world champion and former world number one. To date, he is the most successful player from outside the United Kingdom, and the only non-UK born to have completed snooker's Triple Crown,[2] having won the World Championship in 2010, the Masters in 2012 and 2022, and the UK Championship in 2013, 2015 and 2020. He has claimed a career total of 23 ranking titles, having won at least one professional tournament every year between 2006 and 2022.[2]
Born | (1982-02-11) 11 February 1982 (age 42) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Sport country | Australia |
Nickname | The Thunder from Down under[1] |
Professional | 1998/1999, 2000–2002, 2003–present |
Highest ranking | 1 (September–December 2010, June 2013–May 2014, July–August 2014, December 2014–January 2015) |
Current ranking | 24 (as of 8 April 2024) |
Maximum breaks | 5 |
Century breaks | 939 (as of 22 April 2024) |
Tournament wins | |
Ranking | 23 |
Minor-ranking | 4 |
World Champion | 2010 |
A prolific break-builder, Robertson has compiled over 900 century breaks in professional competition, including five maximum breaks. He became the fourth player in professional snooker history to reach the 900-century mark, after Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and Judd Trump.[3] In the 2013–14 season, he became the first player to make 100 centuries in a single season,[4] finishing with a record 103 centuries.[5][6]