Ronnie O'Sullivan hits 147 to seal second-round whitewash at English Open

Ronnie O’Sullivan capped off a dominant performance against Allan Taylor with a 147 to complete his 4-0 second-round victory.

O’Sullivan went into the match against Taylor under pressure to perform following his derogatory comments about the English Open venue.

But the Rocket turned on the style in a demonstration at the K2 Leisure Centre, brushing aside Taylor.

A scrappy first frame ultimately went Ronnie’s way, before a huge break of 135 in the second frame cemented his dominance.

Taylor had his chance to get back into the match in a topsy-turvy third frame that O’Sullivan won 55-43.

And that was the last opportunity that Taylor had, as O’Sullivan delighted the crowd with a flawless 147 to finish off the match.

O’Sullivan said of his 147: “I did think about it from the first red, because I thought ‘I’ve got to try and do something from this match, to get myself excited’.

“From about 40-odd I was in bits, I was twitching all over the place. My back arm was like a bit of fish, you know, flapping all over the gaff. It was nice to put on a break like this for a Eurosport event.”

Watch the English Open live on Eurosport and Eurosport Player, with analysis from Ronnie O’Sullivan, Jimmy White and Neal Foulds