Referee persuades Ronnie O'Sullivan to complete 147 at World Open

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O'Sullivan shook hands with Mark King after potting the pink to take his break to 140 in the final frame of his quickfire 3-0 triumph.

But referee Jan Verhaas convinced the former world champion to finish off the 10th maximum of his career, putting him in pole position to claim the highest break prize of 'only' £4,000.

O'Sullivan said: "I wasn't going to pot the black because to make 147 and not really get a nice bonus was a bit disappointing because they are magical moments and they deserve magical bonuses.

"But the ref played a guilt trip on me and said 'Come on, do it for your fans'. And I thought, 'Okay, because I haven't got long to play anyway, so I might as well go out on a high.'

"But I wasn't going to pot it because four grand, once you've paid the taxes..."

When asked whether he needed the money, O'Sullivan responded: "Twenty-five (thousand) would have been nice so I could have gone on holiday."

The world number six, who plays Jimmy White in the fourth round, claimed he would have been happy to make a break of 140.

"I got as much a kick out of doing that as I would have done making it," he added.

"It's a great achievement to make a 140 and not pot the black. It shows that to me they are not that difficult to make. From the first red, I already thought I would make a 147."