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 guide 3-1 on the mid-session interval, was in scintillating type all night.
Whereas Wakelin made a 125 break on his approach 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 assert 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 considered 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 at all times in management and loved two runs of 93 and a 50 as he reached the thirty ninth rating remaining of his profession.
“The beginning was essential at the moment, I may see Elliot was a bit nervous and I used to be ready to make use of my expertise,” stated 2010 Crucible winner Robertson.
“To get to the ultimate is large by way of rating factors, it means I needs to be in all the huge occasions later within the season which makes my scheduling a lot simpler.
“I took that with no consideration just a few years in the past after I was at all times within the prime 4. The usual is so excessive now that I’ve realised you must hold your foot down on a regular basis. Plenty of exhausting work has occurred to get these form of outcomes.”
