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Neil Robertson
Neil Alexander Robertson (born 11 February 1982) is an Australian professional snooker player, who is a former world champion and former world number one. He is the only non-UK born player to have completed snooker's Triple Crown, 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 26 career ranking titles and won at least one professional tournament each year between 2006 and 2022.
Robertson first turned professional in the 1998–99 season but dropped off the tour. He rejoined the tour for the 2003–04 season where his results improved, later becoming the first Australian to win a ranking event when he won the 2006 Grand Prix. He completed the triple crown in 2013 and was world number one on three separate occasions between 2010 and 2015. Robertson has continued to win tournaments into his forties, with his most recent ranking event victory coming at the 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters.
Robertson is one of four players to have compiled over 1,000 career century breaks in professional competition, including five maximum breaks. In the 2013–14 season, he became the first player to make 100 centuries in a single season, finishing with a then-record 103 centuries. Robertson is a member of the World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame and plays left-handed. He was named World Snooker Tour Player of the Year for the 2021–22 season.
Robertson first played snooker aged 11 at the pool club owned by his family. He started his snooker career aged 14, and was victorious in the Australian under-18 snooker championship. Robertson left school aged 15 with no qualifications in order to pursue his ambition of becoming a professional snooker player. His professional career began in the 1998–99 season, and at the age of 17 he reached the fourth qualifying round of the 1999 World Championship where he was defeated by Leo Fernandez.
During the 2001–02 season, Robertson relocated from Melbourne to Leicester, England, and developed homesickness. Reflecting back on his time there, Robertson said "I didn’t enjoy living there at all. It was completely different to Melbourne, so I really struggled." Robertson dropped off the main tour and returned to Australia where he worked in a pub. He continued to play the game, and in July 2003 he won the World Under-21 Snooker Championship in New Zealand, before moving back to the United Kingdom and rejoining the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) main tour. This time, Robertson lived in Cambridge with two friends and adjusted much quicker. In December 2003, he made it through qualifying to book a place at the 2004 Masters, where he was knocked out of the tournament 2–6 by Jimmy White in the opening round. Robertson described his experience of playing White as being "like a rabbit in the headlights." Robertson's first ranking event quarter-final came at the 2004 European Open, where he was eliminated again by White (3–5).
In the 2004–05 season, Robertson reached the quarter-finals at the 2005 Welsh Open. He whitewashed Robert Milkins in the first round, before progressing past both White and John Higgins. He then suffered a 4–5 defeat by Ronnie O'Sullivan. He also made it to the quarter-finals of the Malta Cup by defeating Mark Williams and White, but then succumbed to Higgins who beat him 2–5. Robertson later qualified for the 2005 World Championship, losing 7–10 to Stephen Hendry in the first round.
In 2005–06, he reached the top 16 of the rankings by the end of the season. He reached the semi-finals at the Northern Ireland Trophy, where he led 4–1, but ended up losing 4–6 to Matthew Stevens. Robertson also made it to the quarter-finals of the 2005 UK Championship, where he lost 5–9 to Ding Junhui, and the 2006 World Championship, in which he fought back from 8–12 down to level at 12–12 against Graeme Dott, before losing the final frame by inadvertently potting the final pink which he needed on the table in his attempts to snooker Dott.
During the 2006–07 season, Robertson secured his maiden ranking title win at the 2006 Grand Prix. He beat O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals and Alan McManus in the semi-finals to reach his first ranking final. This also marked the first time an Australian had made it to a ranking event final since Warren King in 1990. In the final, his opponent was the unseeded Jamie Cope whom he defeated 9–5, becoming the first Australian to win a ranking event. Afterwards, he had early exits in both the 2006 UK Championship (5–9 to Robin Hull), and the 2007 Masters (2–6 to Stephen Maguire). He then made it to the final of the Welsh Open. He defeated Hendry in the last 16 and then overcame O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals. After that he beat Steve Davis in the semi-finals, and finalist Andrew Higginson 9–8 to take the title. Robertson recovered from 6–8 down to win. He reached the second round of the 2007 World Championship, but lost 10–13 to O'Sullivan.
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Neil Robertson
Neil Alexander Robertson (born 11 February 1982) is an Australian professional snooker player, who is a former world champion and former world number one. He is the only non-UK born player to have completed snooker's Triple Crown, 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 26 career ranking titles and won at least one professional tournament each year between 2006 and 2022.
Robertson first turned professional in the 1998–99 season but dropped off the tour. He rejoined the tour for the 2003–04 season where his results improved, later becoming the first Australian to win a ranking event when he won the 2006 Grand Prix. He completed the triple crown in 2013 and was world number one on three separate occasions between 2010 and 2015. Robertson has continued to win tournaments into his forties, with his most recent ranking event victory coming at the 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters.
Robertson is one of four players to have compiled over 1,000 career century breaks in professional competition, including five maximum breaks. In the 2013–14 season, he became the first player to make 100 centuries in a single season, finishing with a then-record 103 centuries. Robertson is a member of the World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame and plays left-handed. He was named World Snooker Tour Player of the Year for the 2021–22 season.
Robertson first played snooker aged 11 at the pool club owned by his family. He started his snooker career aged 14, and was victorious in the Australian under-18 snooker championship. Robertson left school aged 15 with no qualifications in order to pursue his ambition of becoming a professional snooker player. His professional career began in the 1998–99 season, and at the age of 17 he reached the fourth qualifying round of the 1999 World Championship where he was defeated by Leo Fernandez.
During the 2001–02 season, Robertson relocated from Melbourne to Leicester, England, and developed homesickness. Reflecting back on his time there, Robertson said "I didn’t enjoy living there at all. It was completely different to Melbourne, so I really struggled." Robertson dropped off the main tour and returned to Australia where he worked in a pub. He continued to play the game, and in July 2003 he won the World Under-21 Snooker Championship in New Zealand, before moving back to the United Kingdom and rejoining the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) main tour. This time, Robertson lived in Cambridge with two friends and adjusted much quicker. In December 2003, he made it through qualifying to book a place at the 2004 Masters, where he was knocked out of the tournament 2–6 by Jimmy White in the opening round. Robertson described his experience of playing White as being "like a rabbit in the headlights." Robertson's first ranking event quarter-final came at the 2004 European Open, where he was eliminated again by White (3–5).
In the 2004–05 season, Robertson reached the quarter-finals at the 2005 Welsh Open. He whitewashed Robert Milkins in the first round, before progressing past both White and John Higgins. He then suffered a 4–5 defeat by Ronnie O'Sullivan. He also made it to the quarter-finals of the Malta Cup by defeating Mark Williams and White, but then succumbed to Higgins who beat him 2–5. Robertson later qualified for the 2005 World Championship, losing 7–10 to Stephen Hendry in the first round.
In 2005–06, he reached the top 16 of the rankings by the end of the season. He reached the semi-finals at the Northern Ireland Trophy, where he led 4–1, but ended up losing 4–6 to Matthew Stevens. Robertson also made it to the quarter-finals of the 2005 UK Championship, where he lost 5–9 to Ding Junhui, and the 2006 World Championship, in which he fought back from 8–12 down to level at 12–12 against Graeme Dott, before losing the final frame by inadvertently potting the final pink which he needed on the table in his attempts to snooker Dott.
During the 2006–07 season, Robertson secured his maiden ranking title win at the 2006 Grand Prix. He beat O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals and Alan McManus in the semi-finals to reach his first ranking final. This also marked the first time an Australian had made it to a ranking event final since Warren King in 1990. In the final, his opponent was the unseeded Jamie Cope whom he defeated 9–5, becoming the first Australian to win a ranking event. Afterwards, he had early exits in both the 2006 UK Championship (5–9 to Robin Hull), and the 2007 Masters (2–6 to Stephen Maguire). He then made it to the final of the Welsh Open. He defeated Hendry in the last 16 and then overcame O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals. After that he beat Steve Davis in the semi-finals, and finalist Andrew Higginson 9–8 to take the title. Robertson recovered from 6–8 down to win. He reached the second round of the 2007 World Championship, but lost 10–13 to O'Sullivan.