WATCH: Incredible scenes as Ronnie O'Sullivan hits his 1000th century in Players Championship final win over Neil Robertson

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first player to make 1,000 career century breaks after successfully defending his Coral Players Championship title with a convincing 10-4 victory over Neil Robertson.

The five-time world champion started the week in Preston on 994 career centuries and looked set to become the first player to reach the 1,000 mark when he rolled in a 101 break in the opening frame of his first round win over Barry Hawkins.