Ronnie O’Sullivan eased to win the Dafabet Masters title 2016. He defeated Barry Hawkins on January 17 in the final at London’s Alexandra Palace. This is to note that Dafabet Master title 2016 is the sixth Master title won by Ronnie O’Sullivan. At the same time by winning his sixth Master title Ronnie O’Sullivan has equaled the World record of winning maximum Masters title which was previously made by Stephen Hendry. He also made the record of winning with biggest winning margin (10 – 1) in a Masters final. Before Ronnie O’Sullivan, Steve Davis made this record by defeating Mike Hallett with 9–0 in 1988.
About Dafabet Masters 2016
- The Dafabet Masters 2016 is the 42nd edition of Dafabet Masters (Championship), took place from Janaury 10, 2016 to January 17, 2016 at Alexandra Palace in London, England.
- It was organized by World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).
- The Dafabet Masters 2016 was professional non-ranking snooker Championship.
About Ronald Antonio O’Sullivan
- Ronald Antonio O’Sullivan is a professional snooker player from England. He won his first major professional Snooker championship in UK Championship 1993.
- By winning UK Championship 1993 Ronald Antonio O’Sullivan became the youngest player to win a snooker title (at the age of 17).
- He won his first Master (Snooker) title in 1995 which made him the youngest player to claim Masters title in this sport (19 years old).
- He was appointed as the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2016.
