Neil Robertson

This article is about the snooker player. For the mathematician, see Neil Robertson (mathematician).

Neil Robertson
Robertson at the 2015 German Masters
Born (1982-02-11) 11 February 1982 (age 42)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sport country Australia
NicknameThe Thunder from Down-Under[1]
Professional1998/1999, 2000–2002, 2003–present
Highest ranking1 (September–December 2010, June 2013–May 2014, July–August 2014, December 2014–January 2015)
Current ranking 18 (as of 11 November 2024)
Maximum breaks5
Century breaks964 (as of 21 November 2024)
Tournament wins
Ranking24
Minor-ranking4
World Champion2010

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 24 ranking titles, having won at least one professional tournament every year between 2006 and 2022.[2]

A prolific break-builder, Robertson has compiled over 950 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] Robertson is left-handed.

  1. ^ "Neil Robertson". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Neil Robertson". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Robertson makes 900th century". World Snooker Tour. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Neil Robertson hits historic 100th century break". BBC Sport. 30 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Most century breaks in a snooker season". Guinness World Records.
  6. ^ "Neil Robertson becomes first player to make 100 century breaks in single season". theoldgreenbaize.com. 11 August 2017.