Neil Robertson
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{{Short description|Australian snooker player (born 1982)}}
{{about|the snooker player|the mathematician|Neil Robertson (mathematician)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox snooker player
| name = Neil Robertson
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM|size=100%}}
| image = Neil Robertson at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2015-02-05 02 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Robertson at the 2015 German Masters
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|2|11}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Sport country = {{AUS}}
| Professional = 1998/1999, 2000–2002, 2003–present
| High ranking = 1 (September–December 2010, June 2013–May 2014, July–August 2014, December 2014–January 2015)
| Official maximums = 5
| Ranking wins = 25
| Minor wins = 4
| World champ = 2010
}}
Neil Alexander Robertson (born 11 February 1982){{Cite web|title=Neil Robertson|url=https://wst.tv/players/neil-robertson/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112181156/https://wst.tv/players/neil-robertson/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 January 2020|access-date=8 November 2021|website=World Snooker Tour|language=en-US}} is an Australian professional snooker player, who is a former world champion and former world number one. He is the most successful player from outside the United Kingdom and 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 25 career ranking titles and won at least one professional tournament each year between 2006 and 2022.
Robertson first turned professional in the 1998{{nbnd}}99 season but was unsuccessful and dropped off the tour. He rejoined the tour for the 2003{{nbnd}}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. Despite dropping out of the top 16 during the 2023{{nbnd}}24 season, Robertson has continued to enjoy success into his forties, with his most recent ranking event victory coming at the 2025 World Grand Prix, the victory also returned Robertson back into the top 16 of the world rankings.
A prolific break-builder, Robertson has compiled over 900 century breaks in professional competition, including five maximum breaks, becoming only the fourth player in professional snooker history to reach the 900-century mark. 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.
Life and career
=Early career=
Robertson first played snooker aged 11 at the pool club owned by his family.{{cite web |title=Robertson fulfils his promise |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/robertson-fulfils-his-promise-20061031-gdopyq.html |website=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=31 October 2006 |date=31 October 2006|url-access=subscription |url-status=}} He started his snooker career aged 14 and was victorious in the Australian under-18 snooker championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilrobertson.net/html/profile.htm|title=Neil Robertson Profile – Official Site|access-date=26 August 2009|publisher=NeilRobertson.net|archive-date=3 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303230839/http://www.neilrobertson.net/html/profile.htm|url-status=live}} Robertson left school with no qualifications at the age of 15 in order to pursue his aim of becoming a professional snooker player.{{cite web |last1=Kane |first1=Desmond |title=Neil Robertson interview: ‘I had no qualifications, money or job prospects – that is real pressure’ |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/world-championship/2018-2019/neil-robertson-interview-i-had-no-qualifications-money-or-job-prospects-that-is-real-pressure_sto7244460/story.shtml |website=TNT Sports |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=26 April 2019}} His professional career began in the 1998{{nbnd}}99 season,{{cite web |title=Neil Robertson – Player Profile, Career Summary, Stats |url=https://snookerhq.com/2022/07/14/neil-robertson-player-profile/ |website=snookerhq.com |access-date=12 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403132103/https://snookerhq.com/2022/07/14/neil-robertson-player-profile/ |archive-date=3 April 2025}} and at the age of 17 he reached the fourth qualifying round of the 1999 World Championship where he was defeated by Leo Fernandez.{{cite web |url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/9899/wc99_qual.shtml |title=WWW Snooker: Embassy World Championship 1999: Qualifying |website=snooker.org |access-date=1 May 2014 |archive-date=29 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129065932/http://www.snooker.org/trn/9899/wc99_qual.shtml |url-status=live }}
During the 2001{{nbnd}}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".{{cite web |last1=Crowder |first1=Patrick |title=In frame - A talk with Neil Robertson |url=https://finitoworld.com/in-frame-a-talk-with-neil-robertson/ |website=Finito World |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=6 March 2023}} 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".{{cite web |last1=McRae |first1=Donald |title=Interview Neil Robertson: ‘From job centre to playing on TV was just amazing’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/apr/15/neil-robertson-interview-snooker-world-championship-2022 |website=The Guardian |access-date=31 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506202159/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/apr/15/neil-robertson-interview-snooker-world-championship-2022 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |date=15 April 2022}}{{cite web |title=Whirlwind breezes past Robertson |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2004/0201/178650-whitej/ |website=RTE |access-date=27 March 2025}} Robertson's first ranking event quarter-final came at the 2004 European Open, where he was eliminated again by White (3–5).{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4059975.stm|title=Snooker's new breed|date=6 December 2004|accessdate=25 March 2025|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=11 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211060900/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4059975.stm|url-status=live}}
In the 2004–05 season, Robertson reached the quarter-finals at the 2005 Welsh Open. He whitewashed Robert Milkins in the first round, then went on to progress past both White and John Higgins, before suffering a 4–5 defeat by Ronnie O'Sullivan.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-30185831.html|title=King makes it into Welsh Open semis|date=21 January 2005|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=25 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=Welsh Open (2005) |url=https://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/wo2005_res.shtml |website=snooker.org |access-date=28 March 2025 |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111095700/https://www.snooker.org/TRN/0405/wo2005_res.shtml |url-status=live }} He also made it to the quarter-finals at the Malta Cup by defeating Mark Williams and White, but then succumbed to Higgins who beat him 2–5.{{cite web |title=Malta Cup (2005) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1660 |website=snooker.org |access-date=27 March 2025 |archive-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212161542/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1660 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/higgins-ends-robertsons-run-at-the-hilton.100045|title=Higgins ends Robertson's run at the Hilton|date=5 February 2005|publisher=Times of Malta|last=Camilleri|first=Valhmor|accessdate=25 March 2025}} At the end of the season, Robertson qualified for the 2005 World Championship, losing 7–10 to Stephen Hendry in the first round.{{cite news|last=Rawcliffe|first=Jonathan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4462115.stm|title=Hendry survives Robertson scare|publisher=BBC News|date=20 April 2005|access-date=1 May 2014|archive-date=2 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502010529/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4462115.stm|url-status=live}}
In 2005–06, he continued to progress, moving up to the top 16 of the rankings by the end of the season.{{cite web |title=Neil Robertson |url=https://wpbsa.com/player/neil-robertson/ |website=WPBSA |access-date=28 March 2025 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202115422/https://wpbsa.com/player/neil-robertson/ |url-status=live }} He reached the semi-finals at the Northern Ireland Trophy, where he led 4–1, but ended up losing 4–6 to Matthew Stevens.{{cite web |title=Stevens & Hendry to meet in NI final |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2005/0820/195531-nirelandtrophy/ |website=RTE |access-date=3 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403104048/https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2005/0820/195531-nirelandtrophy/ |archive-date=3 April 2025}} Robertson also made it to the quarter-finals of the 2005 UK Championship, where he lost 5–9 to Ding Junhui,{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/snooker-ding-too-strong-for-robertson-25952090.html|title=Snooker: Ding too strong for Robertson|date=16 December 2005|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=26 March 2025|archive-date=9 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109145014/https://www.independent.ie/sport/snooker-ding-too-strong-for-robertson-25952090.html|url-status=live}} and the 2006 World Championship, in which he fought back from 8–12 down to level at 12–12 against eventual champion 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2006/0426/204018-crucible1|title=Dott through to Crucible semi-finals|date=26 April 2006|publisher=RTÉ|access-date=26 April 2006}}
=Breakthrough: first ranking title=
The 2006–07 season was successful for Robertson who secured his maiden ranking title win at the 2006 Grand Prix. Robertson 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.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6095212.stm|title=Robertson reaches Aberdeen final|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=28 October 2006|archive-date=24 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024044844/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6095212.stm|url-status=live}} In the final, his opponent was the unseeded Jamie Cope whom he defeated 9–5, becoming the first Australian to win a ranking event.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6097290.stm|title=Robertson clinches Aberdeen win|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=29 October 2006|archive-date=12 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212035242/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6097290.stm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=2006 Grand Prix results|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/results/06-07/grand_prix.html|publisher=Sporting Life|accessdate=9 March 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716051309/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/results/06-07/grand_prix.html|archivedate=16 July 2011}} Afterwards, he had early exits in both the 2006 UK Championship (5{{nbnd}}9 to Robin Hull){{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-20020256.html|title=Murphy and Robertson sent crashing|access-date=8 December 2006|publisher=Irish Examiner}} and the 2007 Masters (2{{nbnd}}6 to Stephen Maguire),{{cite web |title=Masters Draw (2007) |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6260605.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 March 2025}} but he found his form again en route to the final of the Welsh Open. He defeated Hendry in the last 16 and then overcame O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2007/0216/214571-osullivanr|title=O'Sullivan crashes out of the Welsh Open|publisher=RTÉ|access-date=16 February 2007|archive-date=4 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004095056/http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2007/0216/214571-osullivanr/|url-status=live}} After that he beat Steve Davis in the semi-finals,{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2007/0217/214603-welshopen1|title=Robertson ends Davis' title hopes|accessdate=26 March 2025|publisher=RTÉ|date=17 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113024910/https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2007/0217/214603-welshopen1/|archive-date=13 January 2023}} and surprise finalist Andrew Higginson 9–8 to take the title. Robertson recovered from 6–8 down to win.{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/welsh-open/2006-2007/robertson-wins-tense-final_sto1091083/story.shtml|title=Robertson wins tense final|publisher=TNT Sports|date=18 February 2007|accessdate=26 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=Welsh Open (2007) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1036 |website=snooker.org |access-date=27 March 2025 |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530013701/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1036 |url-status=live }} At the season's end, he reached the second round of the 2007 World Championship, but lost 10–13 to O'Sullivan.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2007/0430/217274-obrienf|title=O'Sullivan sets up Higgins clash|publisher=RTÉ|access-date=30 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229031522/https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2007/0430/217274-obrienf/ |archive-date=29 December 2024}}
Robertson started the 2007–08 season badly, making early exits in three of the first four ranking events, as well as at the 2008 Masters (5{{nbnd}}6 to Marco Fu).{{cite web |title=Neil Robertson Career |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=154&season=2011 |website=snooker.org |access-date=31 March 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2008/0116/226887-masters/|title=Fu wins late night tussle at Wembley|publisher=RTÉ|access-date=16 January 2008|archive-date=3 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003060440/http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2008/0116/226887-masters/|url-status=live}} His Welsh Open title defence also ended early, as he was defeated in the last 16 by Ali Carter 3–5.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-30348886.html|title=Robertson lets it slip|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=14 February 2008|archive-date=10 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110210831/https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-30348886.html|url-status=live}} At the 2008 World Championship, Robertson was defeated in the last 16 by Maguire 7{{nbnd}}13,{{cite web |title=Maguire clinches last-eight place |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7369242.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=17 March 2025 |archive-date=1 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501021551/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7369242.stm}} and he finished the season ranked tenth.
In the 2008–09 season, Robertson progressed to the final of the Bahrain Championship, where he played Stevens. The match lasted almost six hours in total, with Robertson triumphing 9–7.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/nov/17/snooker|title=Robertson extends perfect record with Bahrain title|work=The Guardian|first=David|last=Hendon|date=17 November 2008|access-date=16 March 2025}} During their quarter-final match at the 2009 Masters, Robertson and his opponent Maguire set a record of five consecutive century breaks. Robertson made two centuries and Maguire made three, Robertson lost the match 3{{nbnd}}6.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jan/16/stephen-maguire-masters-neil-robertson|title=Five consecutive centuries illuminates quarter-final as Maguire progresses|work=The Guardian|first=Clive|last=Everton|date=16 January 2009|access-date=16 March 2025}} At the 2009 World Championship, Robertson defeated Davis, Carter and Maguire to reach the semi-finals of the World Championship for the first time, before losing to Shaun Murphy 14–17, after recovering from 7–14 behind to level at 14–14.{{cite web |title=World Snooker 2009 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8028089.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 March 2025 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524021902/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8028089.stm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=World Championship (2009) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=61 |website=snooker.org |access-date=27 March 2025 |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023094644/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=61 |url-status=live }}
=2009–2013=
In October 2009, Robertson clinched the Grand Prix trophy in Glasgow with a 9–4 win over Ding, in the first ranking event final since 1985 to feature two overseas players. He compiled his 100th career century during the event. Robertson's fourth title made him the most successful player from outside the UK and Ireland in ranking tournaments.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8301780.stm|title=Rampant Robertson sees off Ding|date=11 October 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=19 April 2011|first=Mark|last=Ashenden|archive-date=8 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108121400/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/8301780.stm|url-status=live}} At the China Open, Robertson made his first official maximum break. The break secured him £20,000 in prize money but he still lost his second round match against Peter Ebdon 1{{nbnd}}5.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2010/0401/263196-chinaopen1|title=Maximum man Robertson hammered in China|work=RTÉ|access-date=16 March 2025|archive-date=30 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130104033/https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2010/0401/263196-chinaopen1/|url-status=live}}
Robertson defeated Fergal O'Brien in his opening match at the 2010 World Championship 10–5, and he then recovered from 5–11 down to win 13–12 against Martin Gould in their second round match. He then defeated Davis 13–5 and Carter 17–12 to reach the final, where he overcame Dott 18–13. Robertson was the first player from outside the UK and Ireland to win the title since Canada's Cliff Thorburn in 1980. Record books show that Robertson was the second Australian player to win the world snooker title, however Horace Lindrum who won in 1952 is not widely regarded as a credible world champion because the sport's leading players staged a boycott that year.{{cite web |title=Robertson breaks through for snooker title |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-05-04/robertson-breaks-through-for-snooker-title/421152 |website=ABC |access-date=10 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410074545/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-05-04/robertson-breaks-through-for-snooker-title/421152 |archive-date=10 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/neil-robertson-close-to-semi-finals-of-snooker-world-championship/story-e6frf9if-1225859193146|title=Neil Robertson wins world snooker title |work=Herald Sun|agency=AFP|date=4 May 2010|access-date=6 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614150507/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/neil-robertson-close-to-semi-finals-of-snooker-world-championship/story-e6frf9if-1225859193146|archive-date=14 June 2011}}{{cite web |title=Robertson claims World Snooker glory |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2010/0504/264658-robertsonn/ |website=RTE |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406122644/https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2010/0504/264658-robertsonn/ |archive-date=6 April 2025}} As a result some observers consider Robertson to be the first Australian world snooker champion.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/8658510.stm|title=Aussie Neil Robertson beats Dott to win world title|work=BBC Sport|access-date=4 May 2010|date=4 May 2010|first=Mark|last=Ashenden|archive-date=5 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505173227/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/8658510.stm|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Neil Robertson set to rewrite history as first genuine Australian world champion |url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/30/world-snooker-championship-neil-robertson-shaun-murphy |work=The Guardian |access-date=14 April 2025 |location=London |date=30 April 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120227054301/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/apr/30/world-snooker-championship-neil-robertson-shaun-murphy |archive-date=27 February 2012 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Kane |first1=Desmond |title=Masters 2025: Why Neil Robertson's World Championship record remains one of snooker's greatest unsolved mysteries |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/masters-2025-why-neil-robertsons-world-championship-record-remains-one-of-snookers-greatest-unsolved-mysteries_sto20070509/story.shtml |website=TNT Sports |access-date=10 April 2025 |date=13 January 2025}} The win took Robertson to a career-high ranking of world number two.{{cite web |last1=Briggs |first1=Simon |title=World Snooker 2010: world champion Neil Robertson in line for No 1 ranking |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/7678615/World-Snooker-2010-world-champion-Neil-Robertson-in-line-for-No-1-ranking.html |website=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=31 March 2025 |date=4 May 2010}}
At the 2010 World Open, Robertson reached the final where he beat O'Sullivan 5–1 to confirm his position as world number one.{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/9035008.stm | title = Neil Robertson beats Ronnie O'Sullivan in World Open | work = BBC Sport | date = 26 September 2010 | access-date = 26 September 2010 | archive-date = 8 January 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200108121440/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/9035008.stm | url-status = live }} He was invited to the 2010 Premier League Snooker, where he progressed to the semi-finals, but lost 1–5 against O'Sullivan.{{cite web|title=2010 Party Casino Premier League|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=46|publisher=WWW Snooker|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-date=13 September 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913092349/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=46|url-status=live}} Robertson reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 UK Championship, where he lost 7–9 to Murphy,{{cite web|title=2010 12BET.com UK Championship|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=23|website=snooker.org|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-date=12 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912123823/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=23|url-status=live}} and the quarter-finals of the 2011 Masters, losing 4–6 to Mark Allen.{{cite web|title=2011 Ladbrokes Mobile Masters|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=29#r7|website=snooker.org|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-date=10 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510104559/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=29#r7|url-status=live}} He could not defend his title at the 2011 World Championship, as he was defeated 8–10 in the first round by Judd Trump. Robertson became the latest player to fail to defend his first world title, supposedly a victim of the Crucible curse, where no first time winner has ever successfully defended their title at the Crucible.{{cite web|title=Betfred.com World Championship (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=28|website=Snooker.org|access-date=23 February 2011|archive-date=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816033208/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=28|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Crucible curse strikes as Judd trumps Robertson |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2011/0416/278937-trump_robertson/ |website=RTE |access-date=27 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124095209/https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2011/0416/278937-trump_robertson/ |archive-date=24 January 2016}}
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Robertson's 2011{{nbnd}}12 season started with disappointment as he lost 4–5 to Dominic Dale in the last 16 of his home tournament, the Australian Goldfields Open.{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jul/21/neil-robertson-australian-open-snooker| title=Robertson out of his home tournament| work=The Guardian| access-date=4 December 2011| date=21 July 2011| archive-date=20 December 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220044134/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jul/21/neil-robertson-australian-open-snooker| url-status=live}} However, his form improved and at the next world ranking event, the Shanghai Masters, he reached the semi-finals before losing 5–6 to Williams.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/snooker/14865297.stm| title=Robertson loses to Williams in tense semi| work=BBC Sport| access-date=4 December 2011| archive-date=8 January 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108121402/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/14865297| url-status=live}}
His first silverware of the season came in Warsaw at the PTC Event 6, where he beat Ricky Walden 4–1 in the final.{{cite web | url=http://snookerhq.com/2011/10/02/robertson-romps-to-warsaw-classic-victory/ | last1=Caulfield | first1=David | work=snookerhq.com | title=Robertson wins Warsaw PTC Event 6 | date=2 October 2011 | access-date=4 December 2011 | archive-date=4 December 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204173933/http://snookerhq.com/2011/10/02/robertson-romps-to-warsaw-classic-victory/ | url-status=live }} This success was followed by another PTC title in Event 8 where he again won 4–1, this time against Trump.{{cite web |url=http://ptckillarney.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=85:derek-kiely |title=Robertson wins PTC Event 8 Killarney | access-date=4 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220050406/http://ptckillarney.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=85:derek-kiely | archive-date=20 December 2013 | url-status=dead }} He would later finish third in the Order of Merit and therefore qualify for the 2012 PTC Finals.{{cite web|title=PTC Order of Merit after PTC12|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ae/98/0,,13165~170158,00.pdf|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=29 December 2011|archive-date=10 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210225922/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ae/98/0,,13165~170158,00.pdf|url-status=live}} His good form continued into the 2011 UK Championship in York, where he beat Tom Ford, Dott and Ding en route to his first semi-final at the event.{{cite web |title=UK Championship (2011) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=98 |website=snooker.org |access-date=27 March 2025 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110150913/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=98 |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/9411351.UK_Snooker_Championship__Robertson_deflates_Ding/ |title=Robertson deflates Ding |date=9 December 2011 |work=The Press (York)|last1=Carroll|first1=Steve| access-date=9 December 2011}} He played Trump but was eliminated 7–9.{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/snooker/16116320.stm | title=Trump defeats Robertson in semi-final | access-date=9 December 2011 | publisher=BBC News | archive-date=8 January 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108121402/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/16116320 | url-status=live }}
Robertson won the 2012 Masters by defeating Murphy 10–6.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/16671018|title=Masters snooker: Neil Robertson captures first title|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 March 2025|archive-date=31 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831165847/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/16671018|url-status=live}} He overcame Allen and Williams in the opening two rounds, before facing Trump in the semi-finals for the second successive major tournament. He exacted revenge for his defeat in York a month earlier by winning 6–3 and said after the match that he had been spurred on by fans cheering when Trump fluked shots.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/16666412|title=Masters Snooker: Neil Robertson/Shaun Murphy into final|work=BBC Sport| access-date=16 March 2025}} Earlier in the tournament Robertson had offered to buy a pint of beer for anyone attending his matches in an Australian hat or shirt,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/16598794|title=Masters snooker: Neil Robertson & John Higgins through to quarter-finals|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 March 2025|date=17 January 2012|archive-date=10 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410204110/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/16598794|url-status=live}} In the final, he secured a 5–3 lead over Murphy in the first session, and then went on secure the win and become the fourth man from outside the United Kingdom to win the event.
Robertson later saw his run of nine televised finals without defeat finally come to an end when he was whitewashed 0–4 by Stephen Lee in the PTC Finals.{{cite web | url=http://eurosport.yahoo.com/18032012/58/lee-downs-robertson-end-title-drought.html | title=Lee downs Robertson to end title drought | publisher=Eurosport | date=18 March 2012 | access-date=4 May 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220162811/http://eurosport.yahoo.com/18032012/58/lee-downs-robertson-end-title-drought.html | archive-date=20 December 2013 | url-status=dead }}
Robertson was drawn to play Ken Doherty in the first round of the 2012 World Championship. Robertson won the match 10–4, then beat qualifier David Gilbert 13–9 to set up a quarter-final clash with O'Sullivan.{{cite web|title=Betfred.com World Championship (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=102|website=snooker.org|access-date=4 May 2012|archive-date=4 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504174301/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=102|url-status=live}} Robertson was 5–3 ahead after the first session, but his opponent produced a match defining run of six frames in a row and went on to win 10–13.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/03/ronnie-osullivan-neil-robertson?newsfeed=true | title=Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches exquisite heights to defeat Neil Robertson | work=The Guardian | date=3 May 2012 | access-date=4 May 2012 | location=London}} Robertson finished the season ranked world number seven.{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0,,13165~176157,00.pdf | title=Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season | access-date=23 May 2012 | archive-date=22 May 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522154016/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0,,13165~176157,00.pdf | url-status=live }}
Robertson began the 2012{{nbnd}}13 season with some early defeats as he lost in the first round of the Wuxi Classic{{cite web |title=Wuxi Classic (2012) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=175 |website=snooker.org |access-date=30 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426092732/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=175 |archive-date=26 April 2025}} and the second round of the Australian Goldfields Open.{{cite web |title=Australian Goldfields Open (2012) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=177 |website=snooker.org |access-date=30 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623012326/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=177 |archive-date=23 June 2024}} He returned to form at the minor-ranking Gdynia Open in Poland by defeating Jamie Burnett 4–3 in the final.{{cite web | url=http://www.wbj.pl/article-60669-neil-robertson-wins-gdynia-open.html | title=Neil Robertson wins Gdynia Open | work=Warsaw Business Journal | access-date=11 May 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221183548/http://www.wbj.pl/article-60669-neil-robertson-wins-gdynia-open.html | archive-date=21 December 2013 | url-status=dead }} At the inaugural International Championship in Chengdu, China, Robertson made the final and led Trump 8–6, but then lost four consecutive frames to suffer an 8–10 defeat.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/04/trump-robertson-international-championship-final | title=Judd Trump beats Neil Robertson in International Championship final | work=The Guardian | access-date=29 April 2013 | location=London | date=4 November 2012 | archive-date=20 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220015114/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/04/trump-robertson-international-championship-final | url-status=live }} He then reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 UK Championship to face Mark Selby. Robertson squandered a 4–0 lead to lose 4–6 in a match that finished after midnight.{{cite news | url=http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/8314922/UK-Championship-Mark-Selby-comeback-stuns-Neil-Robertson | title=UK Championship: Mark Selby comeback stuns Neil Robertson | publisher=Sky Sports | access-date=11 May 2013 | archive-date=1 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401090035/http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/8314922/UK-Championship-Mark-Selby-comeback-stuns-Neil-Robertson | url-status=live }}
Robertson started 2013 by attempting to defend his Masters title. He reached the final where he faced Selby. Robertson won three frames from 3–8 down in the final, before Selby held off the fightback by taking the two frames he required to win 6–10.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jan/20/mark-selby-neil-robertson-masters | title=Mark Selby defeats Neil Robertson to win his third Masters title | work=The Guardian | access-date=11 May 2013 | location=London | date=20 January 2013}} Robertson finished fifth on the PTC Order of Merit to qualify for the Tour Championship Finals.{{cite web | url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10 | title=Order of Merit 2012/2013 | website=snooker.org | access-date=11 May 2013 | archive-date=28 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428072211/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10 | url-status=dead }} He made it to the final to face Ding, but from 3–0 ahead he lost four consecutive frames as Ding triumphed 3–4.{{cite news|url=https://wst.tv/ding-is-king-at-ptc-finals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220235239/https://wst.tv/ding-is-king-at-ptc-finals/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2020|title=Ding Is King At PTC Finals|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=17 March 2013}}
Robertson returned to form at the China Open and won his seventh career ranking event. He advanced to the final and exacted revenge over Selby for his 6–10 Masters loss in January by defeating him by the same scoreline, moving to world number two in the process.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/21988562 | title=Neil Robertson beats Mark Selby to win China Open title | work=BBC Sport | access-date=11 May 2013 | archive-date=3 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403112151/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/21988562 | url-status=live }} Despite appearing to be in good form for the 2013 World Championship, he lost to Milkins 8–10 in the first round, saying afterwards that he should have gone out to win the match rather than getting too involved in safety.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22299174 | title=World Snooker Championship 2013: Milkins beats Robertson | work=BBC Sport | access-date=11 May 2013 | archive-date=28 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428040147/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22299174 | url-status=live }} Robertson finished the season ranked world number two.{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|website=Snooker.org|access-date=6 February 2011|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219070820/http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/history.asp|url-status=live}} In 2013, Robertson was named in the World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame.{{cite web |title=Selby Named Player Of The Year |url=https://wst.tv/selby-named-player-of-the-year/ |website=World Snooker Tour |date=9 May 2013 |access-date=10 February 2023 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930103422/https://wst.tv/selby-named-player-of-the-year/ |url-status=dead }}
=2013–2017=
In May 2013, Robertson made the second official maximum break of his career in the Wuxi Classic qualifiers against Mohamed Khairy.{{cite web |title=Reanne Evans through to final stages of Wuxi Classic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/22689066 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=31 March 2025 |archive-date=13 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413013503/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/22689066 |url-status=live }} In the main stage of the tournament, he defeated Higgins 10–7 in the final to secure his eighth ranking event title.{{cite web |title=Wuxi Classic: Neil Robertson beats John Higgins in China final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/23020260 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=31 March 2025 |archive-date=16 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616030721/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/23020260 |url-status=live }} At his home tournament, the Australian Goldfields Open, Robertson made it past the second round for the first time in his career{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3233963,00.html | title=Robertson Makes Bendigo Breakthrough | work=World Snooker |date=10 July 2013 |access-date=14 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717002839/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3233963,00.html |archive-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead}} before continuing his run to make the final. He had the opportunity to become the first man since O'Sullivan in 2003 to win back to back ranking events in the same season, but he was unsuccessful, losing 6–9 to Fu.{{cite web |title=Fu beats Robertson 9-6 |url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/Fu-beats-Robertson-9-6.478068 |website=Times of Malta |access-date=31 March 2025}} Robertson defeated Mark Selby 10–7 in the final of the 2013 UK Championship in December, becoming the eighth player to win all three Triple Crown events. Robertson also had the distinction of becoming the first player from outside the United Kingdom to have achieved this feat.{{cite news|last=Hafez|first=Shamoon|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/25292566|title=UK Snooker Championship 2013: Neil Robertson beats Mark Selby|date=8 December 2013|work=BBC Sport|access-date=10 December 2013|archive-date=5 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205231845/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/25292566|url-status=live}}
{{Quote box|quote=In the first session I was getting very frustrated. My focus was on the centuries and not the match. I wasn't even thinking about the century until there were only a few balls left and the frame was finished – then I really went for it. I would rather make the century of centuries here than a 147. I've made a couple of 147s and it's nowhere near the same achievement. Nobody will ever achieve 200 centuries – that would be impossible. For me to be the first player to achieve 100 centuries in a single season is a great honour. It may raise the bar for break-building. Stephen Hendry was the one who always tried to clear up no matter what, and that was the approach that I've taken all season. |align=left|source=Robertson on making his 100th century of the season at the Crucible{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3797700,00.html | title=Robertson Wins / Makes Historic Century | work=World Snooker | date=30 April 2014 |access-date=6 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010012933/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3797700,00.html |archive-date=10 October 2014 |url-status=dead}} |width=30em |quoted=1}}
In January 2014, during the Championship League, Robertson reached 63 century breaks in a single professional season, breaking the previous record of 61 centuries held by Trump.{{cite web|title=Murphy 147 / Robertson Centuries Record |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3611925,00.html|work=World Snooker|date=9 January 2014|access-date=11 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109140018/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3611925,00.html |archive-date=9 January 2014}} By early February, he had reached 78 centuries, a feat that O'Sullivan called "probably the most phenomenal scoring in the history of the game."{{cite web|url=http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/w6l0jvz0awv9mipcycx15u32i88xzt|title=O'Sullivan on Robertson and records|date=10 February 2014|last=Nunns|first=Hector|website=Inside Snooker|accessdate=30 March 2025|archive-date=27 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227213144/http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/w6l0jvz0awv9mipcycx15u32i88xzt|url-status=live}} At the China Open he reached the final, where he lost 5–10 to Ding despite increasing his tally of centuries to 93.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/26914534 | title=Ding Junhui wins China Open to equal Stephen Hendry record | work=BBC Sport | access-date=30 April 2014 | archive-date=28 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428000651/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/26914534 | url-status=live }}
Robertson extended his season's centuries to 99 in his first two 2014 World Championship matches. He missed a black on a break of 94 that would have seen him reach the 100 milestone during his win over Allen.{{cite news|title=World Snooker Championship 2014: Neil Robertson near century of centuries|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/10792178/World-Snooker-Championship-2014-Neil-Robertson-near-century-of-centuries.html|last1=Lomax|first1=Andrew|date=28 April 2014 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/10792178/World-Snooker-Championship-2014-Neil-Robertson-near-century-of-centuries.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=Daily Telegraph|access-date=14 March 2014}}{{cbignore}} However, in the 22nd frame of his quarter-final clash against Trump, Robertson made his 100th century break of the season, which also levelled the scores at 11–11. Robertson, having trailed 2–6 and 8–11, went on to win the match 13–11 to set up a semi-final against Selby.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/27233268 | title=World Snooker Championship 2014: Robertson in semi-finals | work=BBC Sport | access-date=1 May 2014 | archive-date=1 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501051939/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/27233268 | url-status=live }} Selby defeated him 15–17 in a match that saw Robertson make three more century breaks to end his tally for the season at 103.{{cite web |title=Mark Selby edges into World Championship Snooker final against Ronnie O'Sullivan |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2014/0503/615128-selby-into-final/ |website=RTE |access-date=30 March 2025}} He ended the campaign as the world number three.{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0,,13165~180593,00.pdf | title=World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship | work=World Snooker | access-date=9 May 2014 | archive-date=8 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030740/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0%2C%2C13165~180593%2C00.pdf | url-status=live }}
Robertson advanced to the final of the Wuxi Classic early in the 2014–15 season where he played friend and practice partner Joe Perry. Robertson led 8–6 before Perry won three frames in a row to be one away from the title. Robertson fought back, securing the two final frames to win the match 10–9. He paid tribute to Perry's influence on his own career after the match, saying "Joe is one of my best friends on tour and if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be here today".{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/robertson-wins-wuxi-classic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220235623/https://wst.tv/robertson-wins-wuxi-classic/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2020|title=Robertson Wins Wuxi Classic|date=29 June 2014|publisher=World Snooker Tour|accessdate=23 March 2025}} A week later he won through to the final of the Australian Goldfields Open but he was beaten in the final for the second year in a row, this time 5–9 by Trump. Robertson, however, reclaimed the world number one spot afterwards.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/trump-wins-australian-goldfields-open|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220235929/https://wst.tv/trump-wins-australian-goldfields-open/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2020|title=Trump Wins Australian Goldfields Open|publisher=World Snooker Tour|date=6 July 2014|accessdate=23 March 2025}} Robertson trailed Dott 0–5 in the fourth round of the 2014 UK Championship, but then made five breaks above 50 to draw level, before falling short of a big comeback as Dott took the final frame to clinch a 5–6 win.{{cite web | url=http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12040/9591584/uk-championship-graeme-dott-defeats-defending-champion-neil-robertson | title=UK Championship: Graeme Dott defeats defending champion Neil Robertson | publisher=Sky Sports | access-date=18 January 2015 | archive-date=10 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110220353/http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12040/9591584/uk-championship-graeme-dott-defeats-defending-champion-neil-robertson | url-status=live }}
Robertson reached the final of the 2015 Masters by defeating O'Sullivan 6–1 in the semi-finals, marking the first time O'Sullivan had been eliminated at that stage of the event after ten previous wins.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jan/17/neil-robertson-ronnie-osullivan-masters-777-century-snooker | title=Neil Robertson sweeps Ronnie O'Sullivan aside to reach Masters final | newspaper=The Guardian | access-date=18 January 2015 | archive-date=14 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414184446/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jan/17/neil-robertson-ronnie-osullivan-masters-777-century-snooker | url-status=live }} However, in the final Robertson suffered the heaviest defeat in the Masters since 1988, as Murphy outplayed him to triumph 2–10.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30871086 | title=Masters 2015 final: Shaun Murphy thrashes Neil Robertson |last1=Hafez|date=18 January 2015 |first1=Shamoon|work=BBC Sport | access-date=18 January 2015}} He won his only European Tour event of the year at the Gdynia Open by beating Williams 4–0, his third career title in Poland.{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4527668,00.html | title=Robertson Takes Gdynia Glory | date=March 2015 | publisher=World Snooker | access-date=2 March 2015 | archive-date=3 March 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303064744/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~4527668%2C00.html | url-status=live }}
Robertson secured emphatic 10–2 and 13–5 wins over Jamie Jones and Carter to face Barry Hawkins in the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Championship. It was a high scoring encounter as both players compiled four centuries to match a Crucible record of eight centuries in a best-of-25-frames match, but eventually Robertson lost 12–13.{{cite web |title=World Championship (2015) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=367 |website=snooker.org |access-date=27 March 2025 |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926231216/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=367 |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12040/9828457/shaun-murphy-joins-judd-trump-in-world-championship-semi-finals | title=Shaun Murphy joins Judd Trump in World Championship semi-finals | publisher=Sky Sports | access-date=2 May 2015}} After the tournament, Robertson, who had won four ranking titles since his world title in 2010, stated "I truly believe I have underachieved in my career and I've got to put the work in to reach my potential".{{cite news | url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Neil-Robertson-vows-bounce-World-Snooker/story-26415035-detail/story.html | title=Neil Robertson vows to bounce back after World Snooker Championship exit | newspaper=Cambridge News | date=30 April 2015 | access-date=2 May 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-date=20 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720052555/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Neil-Robertson-vows-bounce-World-Snooker/story-26415035-detail/story.html}}
Robertson claimed his first major title in over twelve months by beating Allen 10–5 in the final of the 2015 Champion of Champions in November.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/34828974 | title=Champion of Champions: Neil Robertson beats Mark Allen | work=BBC Sport | access-date=16 January 2016 | archive-date=7 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407005726/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/34828974 | url-status=live }} At the UK Championship, in their third round match, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh missed the final black for a 147, before Robertson made a 145 break in the next frame and went on to win 6–2.{{cite web |last1=Coulson |first1=Kevin |title=Un-Nooh: Missing black for 147 and £44,000 a 'nightmare' |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/uk-championship/2015-2016/un-nooh-missing-black-for-147-and-44000-a-nightmare_sto5011597/story.shtml |website=TNT Sports |date=2 December 2015|access-date=31 March 2025}} Later in the event he whitewashed Selby 6–0 in their semi-final{{cite web|url=https://theoldgreenbaize.com/2015/12/06/robertson-and-wenbo-to-contest-uk-final|title=Robertson and Wenbo to contest UK final|publisher=Snooker Chat|first=Nigel|last=Slater|date=6 December 2015|accessdate=23 March 2025|archive-date=27 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227212332/https://theoldgreenbaize.com/2015/12/06/robertson-and-wenbo-to-contest-uk-final/|url-status=live}} and then captured the title for the second time with a 10–5 win against Liang Wenbo in the final. Robertson also became the first player to make a 147 break in a Triple Crown final. It was the first final in the event not to feature a player from the United Kingdom.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/dec/06/neil-robertson-liang-wenbo-uk-championship | title=Neil Robertson overcomes Liang Wenbo to seal second UK Championship | newspaper=The Guardian | access-date=16 January 2016 | archive-date=16 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116042446/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/dec/06/neil-robertson-liang-wenbo-uk-championship | url-status=live }}
Robertson and Trump set a record of six centuries in a best-of-11-frames match (four from Trump and two from Robertson) in the second round of the 2016 Masters, with Robertson exiting 5–6.{{cite web |title=Judd Trump reaches semi-finals of the Masters after tense win over Neil Robertson |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/10131619/the-masters-judd-trump-beats-neil-robertson-6-5 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=31 March 2025 |date=15 January 2016}} At the Welsh Open he overcame Allen in the semi-finals to set up a final with O'Sullivan.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/35622289 | title=Ronnie O'Sullivan to play Neil Robertson in Welsh Open final | work=BBC Sport | access-date=7 March 2016 | archive-date=21 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321074824/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/35622289 | url-status=live }} Despite leading 5–2, Robertson lost 5–9 as O'Sullivan produced a comeback by winning seven frames in a row.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/35626415 | title=Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Neil Robertson to win Welsh Open | work=BBC Sport | access-date=7 March 2016}} Following this he ended the season with a first round defeat at the 2016 World Championship where he was eliminated 6{{nbnd}}10 by Michael Holt.{{cite web |title=World Snooker Championship: Michael Holt says staying power got him to second round |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36102380 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=17 March 2025 |archive-date=17 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317131717/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36102380 |url-status=live }}
At the 2016 Riga Masters, Robertson did not lose more than one frame in any match as he reached the final, in which he secured his twelfth ranking title with a 5–2 win over Holt.{{cite web |title=Riga Masters (2016) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=515 |website=snooker.org |access-date=31 March 2025 |archive-date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831010645/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=515 |url-status=live }} He also played in the semi-finals of the European Masters where he was whitewashed 0–6 by O'Sullivan,{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/37598668| title=Ronnie O'Sullivan routs Neil Robertson at European Masters| work=BBC Sport| access-date=6 January 2017| archive-date=11 October 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011145449/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/37598668| url-status=live}} then lost 3–6 to Peter Lines in the first round of the 2016 UK Championship.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38094036| title=UK Championship 2016: Neil Robertson loses to amateur veteran Peter Lines|first1=Owen|last1=Phillips|date=25 November 2016 |work=BBC Sport | access-date=6 January 2017}} Robertson exited the 2017 Masters at the quarter-finals stage with a 3–6 defeat against O'Sullivan,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jan/19/ronnie-osullivan-neil-robertson-masters-marco-fu|title=Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Neil Robertson for place in Masters semi-final|work=The Guardian|date=19 January 2017|accessdate=23 March 2025}} and was also knocked out at the same stage of the Players Championship 3{{nbnd}}5 by Carter.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/players-championship/2016-2017/ali-carter-ends-neil-robertson-hopes-as-marco-fu-upsets-mark-selby-at-players-championship_sto6086674/story.shtml|title=Ali Carter ends Neil Robertson hopes as Marco Fu upsets Mark Selby at Players Championship|work=TNT Sports|date=10 March 2017|accessdate=26 March 2025}} After a tough season culminating in an 11–13 loss to Fu in the second round of the World Snooker Championship, a performance he described as "garbage", Robertson declared that he intended to change tactics next season, in a bid to improve his game. He said "I am going to play a lot more aggressive and with a lot more freedom".{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39712152|title=World Championship 2017: Neil Robertson needs more 'adrenaline'|last1=Phillips|first1=Owen|date=25 April 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=29 April 2017|archive-date=1 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501010145/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39712152|url-status=live}}
= 2017–2021 =
In July, Robertson celebrated victory at the non-ranking 2017 Hong Kong Masters after a 6–3 win against O'Sullivan in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2103800/best-atmosphere-world-robertson-praises-hong-kong-crowd-he-lifts?module=hard_link&pgtype=article|title=Best atmosphere in the world: Neil Robertson praises Hong Kong crowd as he lifts Masters snooker title|publisher=South China Morning Post|first=Alladin|last=Unus|date=23 July 2017|accessdate=23 March 2025|archive-date=27 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227201743/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2103800/best-atmosphere-world-robertson-praises-hong-kong-crowd-he-lifts?module=hard_link&pgtype=article|url-status=live}} He reached his first ranking event final in over a year at the Scottish Open in December, and he recovered from 4–8 down in the final to seal a 9–8 victory against Cao Yupeng.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2124740/chinas-cao-yupeng-vows-learn-after-cruel-defeat-neil-robertson-dramatic|title=Lesson in losing control: Heartbreak for Cao Yupeng after handing Scottish Open to Neil Robertson|publisher=South China Morning Post|first=Johnatan|last=White|date=18 December 2017|accessdate=23 March 2025|archive-date=27 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227204720/https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2124740/chinas-cao-yupeng-vows-learn-after-cruel-defeat-neil-robertson-dramatic|url-status=live}} In March 2018, Robertson was a quarter-finalist at the Players Championship, but suffered a 1–6 defeat by Trump.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2018/0323/949482-trump-sets-up-osullivan-date-at-players-championship|title=Trump sets up O'Sullivan semi-final date at Players Championship|website=RTÉ|date=23 March 2018|accessdate=23 March 2025|archive-date=31 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831165856/https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2018/0323/949482-trump-sets-up-osullivan-date-at-players-championship/|url-status=live}} He exited the China Open at the semi-finals, losing 6–10 to Hawkins,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/43683921|title=China Open 2018: Defending champion Mark Selby through to final against Barry Hawkins|website=BBC Sport|access-date=7 April 2018|archive-date=14 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414032217/http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/43683921|url-status=live}} and at the 2018 World Championship, Robertson lost in the first round 5{{nbnd}}10 against Milkins.{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Owen |date=25 April 2018 |title=World Snooker Championship 2018: Robert Milkins beats 2010 champion Neil Robertson |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/43894965 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=17 March 2025 |archive-date=25 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115505/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/43894965 |url-status=live }}
At the first ranking event of the 2018{{nbnd}}19 season, the Riga Masters, Robertson won the event for the second time by defeating Jack Lisowski 5–2 in the final.{{cite web |title=Riga Masters (2018) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=707 |website=snooker.org |access-date=29 March 2025 |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031073414/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=707 |url-status=live }} He also reached the final at the International Championship, but was defeated 5–10 by Allen,{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2018/1104/1008589-mark-allen-wins-international-championship|title=Mark Allen powers to International Championship win|website=RTÉ|date=4 November 2018|accessdate=23 March 2025}} to whom Robertson also lost in the quarter-finals of the 2018 Champion of Champions 1–6 a few days later.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/champion-of-champions/2018-2019/snooker-news-mark-allen-hits-three-centuries-to-reach-champion-of-champions-semi-finals_sto7004460/story.shtml|title=Snooker news - Mark Allen hits three centuries to reach Champion of Champions semi-finals|website=TNT Sports|date=9 November 2018|accessdate=23 March 2025}}
In January 2019, Robertson made it into the semi-finals of the 2019 Masters, but was eliminated by Trump 4–6.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/trump-reaches-first-masters-final|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220211225/https://wst.tv/trump-reaches-first-masters-final/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2020|title=Trump Reaches First Masters Final|website=World Snooker Tour|date=19 January 2019|accessdate=23 March 2025}}
Robertson won the Welsh Open, with a 9–7 victory over Stuart Bingham in the final. His second Welsh Open crown took him past £4m in career prize money earnings and helped him rise to world number eight.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/robertson-claims-cardiff-crown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111141528/https://wst.tv/robertson-claims-cardiff-crown/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2020|title=Robertson Claims Cardiff Crown|website=World Snooker Tour|date=17 February 2019|accessdate=23 March 2025}} Robertson was runner-up to O'Sullivan in both the Players Championship (4{{nbnd}}10){{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/10/ronnie-osullivan-reaches-1000-career-centuries-players-championship-neil-robertson|title=Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches 1,000 career centuries in Players Championship win|website=The Guardian|date=10 March 2019|accessdate=23 March 2025|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330135333/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/10/ronnie-osullivan-reaches-1000-career-centuries-players-championship-neil-robertson|url-status=live}} and the Tour Championship (11{{nbnd}}13).{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/47688509|title=Tour Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Neil Robertson to become world number one|website=BBC Sport|date=24 March 2019|accessdate=23 March 2025|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419091429/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/47688509|url-status=live}} Later in the season, Robertson won the China Open for the second time after defeating Lisowski 11–4. Victory marked the first time that he had won three ranking events in the same season; these results elevated Robertson to fourth in the world rankings.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/robertson-storms-to-beijing-victory|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126142250/https://wst.tv/robertson-storms-to-beijing-victory/|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2020|title=Robertson Storms To Beijing Victory|website=World Snooker Tour|date=7 April 2019|accessdate=23 March 2025}} At the 2019 World Championship, he prevailed 13–6 against Murphy in the second round before losing 10–13 to Higgins in the quarter-finals.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/higgins-stuns-robertson-to-reach-semis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220221238/https://wst.tv/higgins-stuns-robertson-to-reach-semis/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2020|title=Higgins Stuns Robertson To Reach Semis|website=World Snooker Tour|date=1 May 2019|accessdate= 23 March 2025}}
Robertson started the 2019{{nbnd}}20 season as world number four, but due to technical issues linked with a flight, he was not able to defend his title at the opening ranking tournament of the season, the Riga Masters.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/49125626|title=Riga Masters: Neil Robertson among players to miss tournament after flight grounded|website=BBC Sport|last1=Keogh|first1=Frank|date=26 July 2019|access-date=16 March 2025}} He made it to the semi-finals at the non-ranking Shanghai Masters, but was beaten 6–10 by O'Sullivan.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/49701058|title=Ronnie O'Sullivan into third successive Shanghai Masters final|website=BBC Sport|access-date=14 September 2019}} In October 2019, Robertson forfeited his place at the 2019 World Open qualifiers after mistakenly setting his Satnav to Barnsley, Gloucestershire instead of the Barnsley Metrodome in Yorkshire, 170 miles away.{{cite web |title=World Open: Neil Robertson drives to wrong Barnsley and forfeits qualifier |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/49944958 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=27 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928004852/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/49944958 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |date=5 October 2019}} In November, Robertson won the invitational Champion of Champions for the second time by edging out Trump 10–9 in the final. Robertson hit five centuries during the match, including a 137 break in the final frame. After the match Robertson said "It is the best match I have ever been involved in".{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/robertson-beats-trump-in-classic-final|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113214520/https://wst.tv/robertson-beats-trump-in-classic-final/|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2020|title=Robertson Beats Trump In Classic Final|website=World Snooker Tour|access-date=10 November 2019}}
At the 2020 Masters, he was eliminated in the first round by Maguire 5–6 despite leading 5–1.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/maguire-stuns-robertson-with-epic-fightback|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114150906/https://wst.tv/maguire-stuns-robertson-with-epic-fightback/|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2020|title=Maguire Stuns Robertson With Epic Fightback|website=World Snooker Tour|access-date=13 January 2020}} After the Masters, he hit top form, reaching three consecutive ranking finals at the European Masters, German Masters and the World Grand Prix. He won the European Masters, whitewashing Zhou Yuelong 9–0,{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/european-masters/2019-2020/snooker-news-neil-robertson-thrashes-zhou-yuelong-to-claim-european-masters-title_sto7635368/story.shtml|title=Snooker news - Neil Robertson thrashes Zhou Yuelong to claim European Masters title|website=TNT Sports|access-date=26 January 2020}} and the World Grand Prix by defeating Dott 10–8. He made five centuries against Dott in the final to help secure his eighteenth ranking title win.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/dott-dashed-by-five-ton-robertson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215180229/https://wst.tv/dott-dashed-by-five-ton-robertson/|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2020|title=Dott Dashed By Five-Ton Robertson|website=World Snooker Tour|access-date=9 February 2020}} At the German Masters, he fell short to world number one Trump with a 6–9 defeat.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/trump-secures-maiden-berlin-title|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203202421/https://wst.tv/trump-secures-maiden-berlin-title/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2020|title=Trump Secures Maiden Berlin Title|website=World Snooker Tour|access-date=2 February 2020}} As a result of these performances he reached second place in the world rankings again. Robertson lost in the quarter-finals of the 2020 World Championship, 7{{nbnd}}13 to Selby.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/selby|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926201700/https://wst.tv/selby/|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2020|title=Selby Grinds Robertson Down|website=World Snooker Tour|date=11 August 2020}}
In the first half of the 2020{{nbnd}}21 season, Robertson was the runner up at the English Open, losing 8–9 to Trump,{{cite news|url=https://wst.tv/trump-beats-robertson-in-fantastic-final|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019054917/https://wst.tv/trump-beats-robertson-in-fantastic-final/|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 October 2020|title=Trump Beats Robertson In Fantastic Final|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=18 October 2020}} and the Champion of Champions, where he was beaten by Allen 6–10.{{cite news|url=https://wst.tv/allen-crowned-champion-of-champions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040059/https://wst.tv/allen-crowned-champion-of-champions/|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 November 2020|title=Allen Crowned Champion Of Champions|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=8 November 2020}} In December, he won his third UK Championship title, defeating Trump 10–9 in the final. Robertson became the fifth player to win the triple crown event at least three times. He also scored thirteen centuries during the tournament, a record for a single UK Championship.{{cite news|url=https://wst.tv/robertson-edges-trump-in-dramatic-final|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207063300/https://wst.tv/robertson-edges-trump-in-dramatic-final/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2020|title=Robertson Edges Trump In Thrilling UK Final|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=7 December 2020}} At the beginning of 2021 he suffered a 5–6 first round exit at the Masters to Yan Bingtao,{{cite news|url=https://wst.tv/yan-fightback-stuns-robertson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113032919/https://wst.tv/yan-fightback-stuns-robertson/|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2021|title=Yan Fightback Floors Robertson|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=12 January 2021}} but in March he won the Tour Championship, securing a 10–4 victory against O'Sullivan in the final. O'Sullivan praised Robertson's performance saying "I've never seen anyone play as well as that".{{cite news|url=https://wst.tv/relentless-robertson-storms-to-tour-title|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328214607/https://wst.tv/relentless-robertson-storms-to-tour-title/|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2021|title=Relentless Robertson Claims Tour Title|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=28 March 2021}} He was a quarter-finalist three other times throughout the season, in the European Masters,{{cite news|url=https://wst.tv/trump-reaches-semis-in-milton-keynes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005040409/https://wst.tv/trump-reaches-semis-in-milton-keynes/|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2020|title=Trump Reaches Semis In Milton Keynes|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=26 September 2020}} the Players Championship,{{cite news|url=https://wst.tv/wilson-makes-semi-breakthrough|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303123823/https://wst.tv/wilson-makes-semi-breakthrough/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 March 2021|title=Wilson Makes Semi Breakthrough|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=25 February 2021}} and again in the 2021 World Championship, where Kyren Wilson knocked him out of the tournament 8{{nbnd}}13.{{cite news|url=https://wst.tv/top-class-kyren-sends-thunder-crashing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428133259/https://wst.tv/top-class-kyren-sends-thunder-crashing/|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 April 2021|title=Wilson – I Can Win Title|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=28 April 2021}}
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In November, Robertson won the 2021 English Open by defeating Higgins 9–8, this marked his third different Home Nations title, having previously been victorious in both the Scottish Open and the Welsh Open.{{Cite web|title=Robertson Downs Higgins In Classic Clash|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2021/november/08/robertson-downs-higgins-in-classic-clash|access-date=8 November 2021|publisher=World Snooker Tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227203635/https://www.wst.tv/news/2021/november/08/robertson-downs-higgins-in-classic-clash/|archive-date=27 December 2024}} Later that month, his UK Championship title defence was ended in a shock first round defeat by amateur player John Astley.{{cite news|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2021/november/25/champion-robertson-crashes-in-york|title=Champion Robertson Crashes In York|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=25 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227203116/https://www.wst.tv/news/2021/november/25/champion-robertson-crashes-in-york|archive-date=27 December 2024}} Robertson reached the final of the 2021 World Grand Prix, but was edged out 8–10 by O'Sullivan.{{cite news|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2021/december/19/osullivan-ends-title-drought|title=O'Sullivan Ends Title Drought|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=19 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227205116/https://www.wst.tv/news/2021/december/19/osullivan-ends-title-drought/ |archive-date=27 December 2024}}
In the second half of the season, he won the Masters for the second time, triumphing 6{{nbnd}}5 against Williams in a dramatic semi-final where he needed two snookers to win the final frame. After the match Robertson said "Never give up, never ever give up. Any kids out there watching this, anyone, does not matter how it looks, just don't give up. [...] To have a match that finishes like that, you will probably never see that ever again in sport. It was incredible and will take some hours to sink in. I don't think you will ever see an end to a match like that. I have never seen it before, it is unbelievable".{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/the-masters/2021-2022/masters-2022-never-give-up-neil-robertson-feels-snooker-may-never-see-repeat-of-epic-mark-williams-f_sto8713072/story.shtml|title=Masters 2022: 'Never give up' - Neil Robertson feels snooker may never see repeat of epic Mark Williams finish|work=TNT Sports|access-date=15 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227202209/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/the-masters/2021-2022/masters-2022-never-give-up-neil-robertson-feels-snooker-may-never-see-repeat-of-epic-mark-williams-f_sto8713072/story.shtml|archive-date=27 December 2024}} He went on to lift the trophy after then winning 10{{nbnd}}4 against Hawkins in the final. His sixth Triple Crown success moved him up to eighth place on the all time winners list for these events.{{cite news|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/january/16/thunder-strikes-for-second-masters-title|title=Thunder Strikes For Second Masters Title|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=16 January 2022}} Aged 39, Robertson revealed that becoming a multiple world champion was his "last box to tick". He explained that NFL player Tom Brady was someone he looked up to saying "It's not too late to become a three or four-time world champion. Look at Tom Brady, he is a massive inspiration".{{cite web |last1=Hafez |first1=Shamoon |title=Neil Robertson: Masters champion using NFL legend Tom Brady as inspiration |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/60019403 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=2 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404135039/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/60019403 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |date=17 January 2022}}
Robertson then won the 2022 Players Championship, beating Hawkins again, this time 10–5. His maiden win in the event moved him up to second in the world rankings.{{cite news|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/february/13/robertson-lands-maiden-players-crown|title=Robertson Lands Maiden Players Crown|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=13 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408063630/https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/february/13/robertson-lands-maiden-players-crown/|archive-date=8 April 2025}} In April, he successfully defended his Tour Championship title, winning 10–9 against Higgins in the final, coming back after earlier trailing 4–9.{{cite web |title=Snooker results: Neil Robertson beats John Higgins 10-9 in Tour Championship final |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/snooker-results-neil-robertson-beats-john-higgins-10-9-in-tour-championship-final/199716 |website=Sporting Life |access-date=1 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404044520/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/snooker-results-neil-robertson-beats-john-higgins-10-9-in-tour-championship-final/199716 |archive-date=4 April 2022}} At the end of the season, his fifth career maximum break came at the 2022 World Championship, in the nineteenth frame of his second round match against Lisowski. He eventually ended up losing the contest 12–13, marking the eighth consecutive year that Robertson had failed to make the semi-finals of the competition.{{cite news|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/april/25/lisowski-hits-the-jackpot|title=Lisowski Knocks Out Robertson In Classic Contest|publisher=World Snooker Tour|date=25 April 2022|accessdate=29 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227205926/https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/april/25/lisowski-hits-the-jackpot/|archive-date=27 December 2024}} Robertson brushed off the defeat saying "The season I've had has been the season of absolute dreams".{{cite web |last1=Hammer |first1=Chris |title=Crucible 147 break hero Neil Robertson proud of incredible season despite agonising World Championship defeat |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/crucible-147-break-hero-neil-robertson-proud-of-incredible-season-despite-agonising-world-championship-defeat/200309 |website=Sporting Life |access-date=3 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426185830/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/crucible-147-break-hero-neil-robertson-proud-of-incredible-season-despite-agonising-world-championship-defeat/200309 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |date=26 April 2022}} At the World Snooker Tour awards for the 2021{{nbnd}}22 season, Robertson was named player of the year.{{cite web |title=Neil Robertson and Ronnie O'Sullivan pick up World Snooker Tour awards |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/neil-robertson-and-ronnie-osullivan-pick-up-world-snooker-tour-awards/200556 |website=Sporting Life |date=31 August 2022 |access-date=10 February 2023 |archive-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610153311/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/neil-robertson-and-ronnie-osullivan-pick-up-world-snooker-tour-awards/200556 |url-status=live }}
At the beginning of the 2022–23 season, Robertson missed the 2022 Championship League, as well as the European Masters and the British Open. He stated that he chose to opt out of the events and said: "I used to play in most tournaments, but I'm playing for fun now. I've got a young family now so I don't need to play in every tournament these days. My family is really important to me, they're my inspiration to win".{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2021-2022/playing-for-fun-neil-robertson-reveals-why-he-is-missing-from-action-as-snooker-season-heats-up_sto9074676/story.shtml|title='Playing for fun' – Neil Robertson reveals why he is missing from action as snooker season heats up|publisher=TNT Sports|access-date=5 August 2022}} He did participate in the 2022 World Mixed Doubles though, and won the tournament with Mink Nutcharut, beating Selby and Rebecca Kenna 4–2 in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/september/25/robertson-and-nutcharut-win-landmark-doubles-title|title=Robertson And Nutcharut Win Landmark Doubles Title|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-date=1 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401091648/https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/september/25/robertson-and-nutcharut-win-landmark-doubles-title/|url-status=live}}
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Robertson exited at the semi-final stage of the 2022 Hong Kong Masters, losing to O'Sullivan 4–6;{{cite web|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/october/08/osullivan-overhauls-robertson-to-set-up-fu-final|title=O'Sullivan Overhauls Robertson To Set Up Fu Final|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=8 October 2022|archive-date=27 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227201659/https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/october/08/osullivan-overhauls-robertson-to-set-up-fu-final}} the Northern Ireland Open, being beaten by Allen 2–6;{{cite web |last1=Petrie |first1=Richard |title=Northern Ireland Open: Mark Allen beats Neil Robertson to book Zhou Yuelong final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/63361745 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=1 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108161554/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/63361745 |archive-date=8 November 2022 |date=22 October 2022}} the Scottish Open, in which he was defeated by Joe O'Connor 3–6;{{cite web|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/december/03/outstanding-oconnor-reaches-maiden-final|title=Outstanding O'Connor Reaches Maiden Final|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=3 December 2022|archive-date=3 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303194706/https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/december/03/outstanding-oconnor-reaches-maiden-final/|url-status=live}} and the English Open, where his 4–6 loss to Mark Selby saw the end of his title defence, as well as ending his seven match winning streak against Selby.{{cite web|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/december/17/selby-ends-losing-streak-against-robertson|title=Selby Ends Losing Streak Against Robertson|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=17 December 2022|archive-date=27 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127060339/https://www.wst.tv/news/2022/december/17/selby-ends-losing-streak-against-robertson/|url-status=live}} He failed to defend his Masters title as he lost 4–6 against Murphy in his opening match of the 2023 event.{{cite web|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/january/08/robertson-falls-at-first-hurdle|title=Robertson Falls At First Hurdle|publisher=World Snooker Tour|access-date=8 January 2023|archive-date=27 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227211706/https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/january/08/robertson-falls-at-first-hurdle/|url-status=live}} Robertson reached the second round of the 2023 World Championship where he lost 7{{nbnd}}13 to Jak Jones.{{cite web |last1=Ruffell |first1=Gavin |date=25 April 2023 |title=Jak Jones’ 'has the game to win World Championship' |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/23479583.jak-jones-has-game-win-world-championship/ |website=South Wales Argus |access-date=17 March 2025 |archive-date=17 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317132105/https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/23479583.jak-jones-has-game-win-world-championship/ |url-status=live }}
The first half of the 2023{{nbnd}}24 season was difficult for Robertson, exiting early in tournaments such as the English Open and Northern Ireland Open.{{cite web |title=English Open (2023) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=1449 |website=snooker.org |access-date=30 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106234332/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=1449 |archive-date=6 January 2024}}{{cite web |title=Northern Ireland Open (2023) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=1450 |website=snooker.org |access-date=30 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021090230/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=1450 |archive-date=21 October 2023}} He had a deeper run at the Shanghai Masters, where he reached the semi-finals, but lost the match 7–10 to Luca Brecel.{{cite web|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/september/16/brecel-reaches-shanghai-showpiece|title=Brecel Reaches Shanghai Showpiece|publisher=World Snooker Tour|accessdate=23 March 2025|date=16 September 2023|archive-date=27 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227201801/https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/september/16/brecel-reaches-shanghai-showpiece/|url-status=live}} He did, however, record his 900th career century in September at the Wuhan Open qualifiers, becoming just the fourth player to hit this milestone.{{cite web |last1=Caulfield |first1=David|date=2 September 2023 |title=Neil Robertson reaches 900 century breaks in win |url=https://snookerhq.com/2023/09/02/neil-robertson-reaches-900-century-breaks-in-win/ |website=snookerhq.com |access-date=27 March 2025}} After the Wuhan Open in October, Robertson revealed on social media that he was feeling homesick, so he would take an extended break at the end of the year to go home to Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/october/10/highfield-downs-robertson-on-road-to-recovery|title=Highfield Downs Robertson On Road To Recovery|publisher=World Snooker Tour|accessdate=23 March 2025|date=10 October 2023|archive-date=27 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227201747/https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/october/10/highfield-downs-robertson-on-road-to-recovery/|url-status=live}} His last tournament of the year was the 2023 UK Championship, where another first-round loss (2{{nbnd}}6 to Zhou Yuelong) meant that his streak of winning at least one title each calendar year since 2006 had ended.{{cite web|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/november/28/zhou-ends-robertson-streak|title=Zhou Ends Robertson Streak|publisher=World Snooker Tour|accessdate=23 March 2025|date=28 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227212607/https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/november/28/zhou-ends-robertson-streak/|archive-date=27 December 2024}}
In the second half of the season, he made it to the semi-finals of the 2024 World Open, but he was unable to reach the final after a 5–6 loss to Ding, having lost position after scoring 53 points in the deciding frame. This meant that for the first time since 2006, Robertson fell out of the top 16 in the world rankings and had to qualify for the 2024 World Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/march/23/Ding-s-Epic-Win-Sends-Robertson-Out-Of-Top-16|title=Ding's Epic Win Sends Robertson Out Of Top 16|publisher=World Snooker Tour|accessdate=23 March 2025|date=23 March 2024|archive-date=27 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227203516/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/march/23/Ding-s-Epic-Win-Sends-Robertson-Out-Of-Top-16/|url-status=live}} Robertson lost 9–10 to Jones in a final frame decider during qualifying, missing out on playing at the Crucible for the first time since 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/april/17/Jones-Stuns-Robertson-In-Crucible-Qualifier|title=Jones Stuns Robertson In Crucible Qualifier|publisher=World Snooker Tour|accessdate=23 March 2025|date=17 April 2024|archive-date=19 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219142834/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/april/17/Jones-Stuns-Robertson-In-Crucible-Qualifier/|url-status=live}}
Robertson reached the quarter-finals at the inaugural Saudi Arabia Masters early in the 2024{{nbnd}}25 season, before losing to Trump 3{{nbnd}}6.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/saudi-arabia-masters/2024/judd-trump-neil-robertson-saudi-arabia-masters-shaun-murphy_sto20034791/story.shtml|title=Saudi Arabia Masters 2024: Judd Trump holds off Neil Robertson charge to set up Shaun Murphy semi-final|publisher=TNT Sports |last1=Mackenzie|first1=Alasdair|date=6 September 2024|accessdate=24 September 2024}} He won the English Open in September, defeating Wu Yize 9{{nbnd}}7 in the final to secure his first ranking title in more than two years and a return to the world's top 16.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/cx2yrkpz49ro|title=Robertson survives Wu comeback to win English Open|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=24 September 2024}} Robertson was defeated in the first round by Trump 3{{nbnd}}6 at the 2024 UK Championship after letting slip a 3{{nbnd}}1 lead.{{cite web|title=Trump recovers to beat Robertson at UK Championship|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/c0793g7mzn9o|website=BBC Sport|last1=Emons|first1=Michael|date=26 November 2024|access-date=8 February 2025|archive-date=22 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122222116/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/c0793g7mzn9o|url-status=live}} After slipping to seventeenth in the world rankings, Robertson did not qualify for the 2025 Masters, however he received a late call-up after O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament.{{cite web |title=Neil Robertson tipped for Masters glory by former world champion after surprise call-up |url=https://metro.co.uk/2025/01/11/neil-robertson-tipped-masters-title-former-world-champion-late-call-up-22341690/ |website=Metro |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406100011/https://metro.co.uk/2025/01/11/neil-robertson-tipped-masters-title-former-world-champion-late-call-up-22341690/|last1=Haigh|first1=Phil |archive-date=6 April 2025 |date=11 January 2025}} Robertson recovered from 1{{nbnd}}5 down to beat Higgins in the first round, winning five consecutive frames to remain in the competition, but was then beaten 2{{nbnd}}6 by Murphy in their quarter-final.{{cite web |last1=McQuarrie |first1=Alec|date=12 January 2025 |title=Neil Robertson reels off five straight frames to seal sensational Masters win over John Higgins from 1{{nbnd}}5 down |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/mrq-masters/2024-2025/neil-robertson-five-straight-framesl-sensational-masters-win-over-john-higgins_sto20070436/story.shtml |website=TNT Sports |access-date=8 February 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Southby |first1=Ben |date=16 January 2025 |title=Masters Snooker 2025: Shaun Murphy beats Neil Robertson to reach back-to-back semi-finals |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/mrq-masters/2024-2025/masters-snooker-2025-shaun-murphy-beats-neil-robertson-to-reach-back-to-back-semi-finals_sto20071898/story.shtml |website=TNT Sports |access-date=8 February 2025 |archive-date=16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116211901/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/mrq-masters/2024-2025/masters-snooker-2025-shaun-murphy-beats-neil-robertson-to-reach-back-to-back-semi-finals_sto20071898/story.shtml |url-status=live }} Robertson won his twenty fifth ranking title at the Grand Prix. He whitewashed Bingham 10{{nbnd}}0 in the final, becoming the first player to ever win two multi session finals without losing a frame. The result pushed Robertson back into the top 16 of the world rankings again.{{cite web |title=Neil Robertson whitewashes fellow former snooker world champion Stuart Bingham to win World Grand Prix |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/13325013/neil-robertson-whitewashes-fellow-former-snooker-world-champion-stuart-bingham-to-win-world-grand-prix |website=Sky Sports |access-date=10 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331082611/https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/13325013/neil-robertson-whitewashes-fellow-former-snooker-world-champion-stuart-bingham-to-win-world-grand-prix|archive-date=31 March 2025}} Robertson suffered an early exit at the 2025 World Championship, losing to Chris Wakelin 8{{nbnd}}10 in the first round. {{cite web |last1=Staniforth |first1=Mark |title=Chris Wakelin holds off Neil Robertson to reach second round for the first time |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker/neil-robertson-hossein-vafaei-australian-rugby-chinese-b2736486.html |website=The Independent |access-date=21 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421054408/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker/neil-robertson-hossein-vafaei-australian-rugby-chinese-b2736486.html |archive-date=21 April 2025 |date=20 April 2025}}
Personal life
Robertson was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Ian Robertson and Alison Hunter. He has a younger brother, Marc Robertson, a former snooker amateur and current professional pool player.{{cite web|url=https://pockets.com.au/athletes/show/12|title=Marc Robertson|publisher=Pockets Sports|access-date=4 December 2022|archive-date=4 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204192544/https://pockets.com.au/athletes/show/12|url-status=dead}} Robertson attended Norwood Secondary College in Ringwood.{{cite web |last1=Hanlon |first1=Peter |title=A champion bloke is a world champ |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/a-champion-bloke-is-world-champ-20100505-ge8aam.html |website=The Age |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 March 2025 |date=5 May 2010 |archive-date=29 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329134355/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/a-champion-bloke-is-world-champ-20100505-ge8aam.html |url-status=live }} He is now based in Cambridge, England,{{cite news|first=Nick|last=Harris|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/neil-robertson-the-draw-at-the-crucible-is-ridiculous-champions-all-the-way-445872.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/neil-robertson-the-draw-at-the-crucible-is-ridiculous-champions-all-the-way-445872.html|archive-date=18 June 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Neil Robertson: 'The draw at the Crucible is ridiculous. Champions all the way'|work=The Independent|access-date=11 September 2010|location=London|date=23 April 2007}} and practises at WT's Snooker and Sporting Club in the city.{{cite web|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/neilrobertson-australian-cambridge-famous-star-19412562|title=Neil Robertson: How an Australian became one of Cambridge's most famous sports stars|date=7 December 2020|last=Turner|first=Benjamin|website=CambridgeshireLive|access-date=10 November 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102115213/https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/neilrobertson-australian-cambridge-famous-star-19412562}}
Robertson has two children with his Norwegian wife Mille Fjelldal, whom he met in 2008 and married in August 2021.{{Cite web|date=26 October 2021|title=Newlywed Robertson Ready For English Open|url=https://wst.tv/newlywed-robertson-ready-for-english-open/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026171109/https://wst.tv/newlywed-robertson-ready-for-english-open/|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2021|access-date=8 November 2021|website=World Snooker Tour}} Fjelldal had been due to give birth to the couple's first child while Robertson was playing in the 2010 World Snooker Championship final,{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/02/neil-robertson-pregnant-girlfriend|title=Neil Robertson aims to mix World Championship with fatherhood|work=The Guardian |access-date=2 May 2010 | location=London | date=2 May 2010}} but their son was not born until a few days later.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilrobertson.net/html/news.htm|title=Special Announcement|publisher=www.neilrobertson.net|date=12 May 2010}} Robertson has spoken publicly about supporting his wife through her struggles with anxiety and depression, while also acknowledging how these issues affected his commitment to professional snooker.{{Cite web|date=20 April 2020|title=Snooker news - Neil Robertson reveals how wife Mille's depression left him 'completely helpless'|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/snooker-news-neil-robertson-reveals-how-wife-mille-s-depression-left-him-completely-helpless_sto7731013/story.shtml|access-date=8 November 2021|website=TNT Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227204612/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/snooker-news-neil-robertson-reveals-how-wife-mille-s-depression-left-him-completely-helpless_sto7731013/story.shtml|archive-date=27 December 2024}}
Robertson has been a vegan since 2014. He began to pursue a plant-based diet following advice from fellow snooker professional Peter Ebdon, as well as his own research into vegan athletes.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/32421212|title=World Snooker Championship: Neil Robertson talks up vegan diet|work=BBC Sport|last=Pierce|first=Jimmy|date=22 April 2015|accessdate=27 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831171021/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/32421212 |archive-date=31 August 2023}}
He was an avid gamer, but gave up the hobby in 2017, believing he had a video game addiction and that it was affecting his snooker form. He revealed that he sometimes stayed up all night playing them and was very tired the following day, negatively affecting his snooker practice. Robertson described himself as "two months sober" and explained "I just get too hooked on them".{{cite web |title=World Championship 2017: Neil Robertson admits he was 'hooked' on gaming |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39654115 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405093559/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/39654115 |archive-date=5 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=Former snooker world champion Neil Robertson reveals gaming addicition |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2017/0420/868891-neil-robertson/ |website=RTE |access-date=5 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405092254/https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2017/0420/868891-neil-robertson/ |archive-date=5 April 2025}}
Robertson is an association football fan, and supports Chelsea. He is a friend of former England and Chelsea footballer John Terry.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2016-2017/chelsea-fan-neil-robertson-wants-to-celebrate-unique-double-with-friend-john-terry_sto6140171/story.shtml|title=Chelsea Fan Neil Robertson wants to celebrate unique double with friend John Terry|last=Kane|first=Desmond| date=23 April 2017|website=TNT Sports |url-status=live|archive-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529163638/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2016-2017/chelsea-fan-neil-robertson-wants-to-celebrate-unique-double-with-friend-john-terry_sto6140171/story.shtml|access-date=10 November 2021}} Robertson also enjoys Australian rules football and supports Collingwood.{{cite web |title=Neil Robertson Q&A |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8999096.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=2 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404190628/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8999096.stm |archive-date=4 April 2023}}
On 26 January 2025, Robertson was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.{{cite web |title=Robertson awarded medal of the Order of Australia |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/january/26/Robertson-Awarded-Medal-of-the-Order-of-Australia/ |website=World Snooker Tour |date=26 January 2025 |access-date=27 January 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250129171441/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/january/26/Robertson-Awarded-Medal-of-the-Order-of-Australia/ |archive-date=29 January 2025}}
Performance and rankings timeline
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! Tournament ! 1998/ ! 1999/ ! 2000/ ! 2001/ ! 2003/ ! 2004/ ! 2005/ ! 2006/ ! 2007/ ! 2008/ ! 2009/ ! 2010/ ! 2011/ ! 2012/ ! 2013/ ! 2014/ ! 2015/ ! 2016/ ! 2017/ ! 2018/ ! colspan="2"|2019/ ! 2020/ ! 2021/ ! 2022/ ! 2023/ ! 2024/ ! 2025/ |
| RankingFrom the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
|align="center"|New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking |align="center"|He was an amateur |align="center"|118 |align="center"|68 |align="center"|28 |align="center"|13 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|5 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|5 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|10 |align="center" colspan="2"|4 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|6 |align="center"|28 |align="center"|8 |
| colspan="30"|Ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Xi'an Grand Prix
|align="center" colspan="26" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Saudi Arabia Masters
|align="center" colspan="26" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|English Open
|align="center" colspan="17" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:lime;"|W |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|British Open
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="17" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuhan Open
|align="center" colspan="25" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Open
|align="center" colspan="17" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|International Championship
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|UK Championship
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot Out
|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Non-ranking Event |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Scottish OpenThe event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|German Masters
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Welsh Open
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World OpenThe event was called the Grand Prix (1998/1999–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Grand Prix
|align="center" colspan="15" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Players ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)
|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Tour Championship
|align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Championship
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |
| colspan="30"|Non-ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shanghai Masters
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Champion of Champions
|align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|The Masters
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|WR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |
| colspan="30"|Former ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Thailand Masters
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Irish Masters
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Trophy
|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Bahrain Championship
|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuxi ClassicThe event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Australian Goldfields Open
|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shanghai Masters
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Indian Open
|align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China OpenThe event was called the China International (1998/1999)
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Riga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
|align="center" colspan="15" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|MR |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Championship
|align="center" colspan="17" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Gibraltar Open
|align="center" colspan="16" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|WST Classic
|align="center" colspan="24" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|European MastersThe event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999), the European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |
| colspan="30"|Former non-ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Trophy
|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Irish Masters
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Pot Black
|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Malta Cup
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Masters Qualifying Event
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Hainan Classic
|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuxi Classic
|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Power Snooker
|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Premier League Snooker
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Grand Prix
|align="center" colspan="15" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|General CupThe event was called the General Cup International (2004/2005–2011/2012)
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot Out
|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Championship
|align="center" colspan="17" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Romanian Masters
|align="center" colspan="18" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Hong Kong Masters
|align="center" colspan="18" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|{{nowrap|Six-red World ChampionshipThe event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)}}
|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;"
! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ
| lost in the qualifying draw | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| lost in the semi-finals | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | lost in the final | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W | won the tournament |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ
| did not qualify for the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A | did not participate in the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" | |
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
{{Reflist|group=nb}}
Career finals
=Ranking finals: 38 (25 titles)=
| class="wikitable"
! Legend |
| style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| World Championship (1–0) |
| style="background:#dfe2e9;"
| UK Championship (3–0) |
| bgcolor=
| Other (21–13) |
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"| No. ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"| Score | |||||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 2006 | Grand Prix | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Cope | 9–5 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 2007 | Welsh Open | {{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson | 9–8 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | 2008 | Bahrain Championship | {{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens | 9–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 4. | 2009 | Grand Prix (2) | {{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui | 9–4 |
| style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 5. | 2010 | World Championship | {{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott | 18–13 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 6. | 2010 | {{sort|Grand Prix (3)|World Open (3)}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 2012 | Players Tour Championship Finals | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee | 0–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 2012 | International Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump | 8–10 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 3. | 2013 | {{nowrap|Players Tour Championship Finals (2)}} | {{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui | 3–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 7. | 2013 | China Open | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby | 10–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 8. | 2013 | Wuxi Classic | {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins | 10–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 4. | 2013 | Australian Goldfields Open | {{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu | 6–9 |
| style="background:#dfe2e9;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 9. | 2013 | UK Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby | 10–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 5. | 2014 | China Open | {{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui | 5–10 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 10. | 2014 | Wuxi Classic (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Joe|Perry|Joe Perry (snooker player)}} | 10–9 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 6. | 2014 | Australian Goldfields Open (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump | 5–9 |
| style="background:#dfe2e9;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 11. | 2015 | UK Championship (2) | {{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo | 10–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 7. | 2016 | Welsh Open | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5–9 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 12. | 2016 | Riga Masters | {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Holt | 5–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 13. | 2017 | Scottish Open | {{flagicon|CHN}} Cao Yupeng | 9–8 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 14. | 2018 | Riga Masters (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski | 5–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 8. | 2018 | International Championship (2) | {{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen | 5–10 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 15. | 2019 | Welsh Open (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham | 9–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 9. | 2019 | Players Championship (3) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4–10 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 10. | 2019 | Tour Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan | 11–13 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 16. | 2019 | China Open (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski | 11–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 17. | 2020 | European Masters | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong | 9–0 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 11. | 2020 | German Masters | {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump | 6–9 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 18. | 2020 | World Grand Prix | {{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott | 10–8 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 12. | 2020 | English Open | {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump | 8–9 |
| style="background:#dfe2e9;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 19. | 2020 | UK Championship (3) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump | 10–9 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 20. | 2021 | Tour Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 21. | 2021 | English Open | {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins | 9–8 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 13. | 2021 | World Grand Prix | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan | 8–10 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 22. | 2022 | Players Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins | 10–5 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 23. | 2022 | Tour Championship (2) | {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins | 10–9 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 24. | 2024 | English Open (2) | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Yize | 9–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 25. | 2025 | World Grand Prix (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham | 10–0 |
=Minor-ranking finals: 5 (4 titles)=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|No. ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Score | |||||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 2011 | Warsaw Classic | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ricky|Walden}} | 4–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 2011 | Alex Higgins International Trophy | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Judd|Trump}} | 4–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | 2012 | Gdynia Open | {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Jamie|Burnett}} | 4–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 2013 | Bulgarian Open | {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|John|Higgins|John Higgins}} | 1–4{{cite web |title=European Tour Event One (2013) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=260 |website=snooker.org |access-date=31 March 2025}} |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 4. | 2015 | Gdynia Open (2) | {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Mark|Williams|Mark Williams (snooker player)}} | 4–0 |
=Non-ranking finals: 12 (7 titles)=
| style="width:40%; vertical-align:top; text-align:left;"|
{| class="wikitable" ! Legend |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| The Masters (2–2) |
| style="background:#ffe6cc;"
| Champion of Champions (2–1) |
| Other (3–2) |
|}
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|No. ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="width:60px;"|Score | |||||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 2003 | Masters Qualifying Event | {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Dominic|Dale}} | {{sort|06–05|6–5}} {{cite web|url=http://globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res_03_4/03-4masters.htm|title=2004 Masters |publisher=Global Snooker Centre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208054932/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res_03_4/03-4mastersqual.htm|archive-date=8 December 2004}} |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 2012 | The Masters | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Shaun|Murphy}} | {{sort|10–06|10–6}} |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | 2012 | General Cup | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ricky|Walden}} | {{sort|07–06|7–6 {{cite web|title=General Cup (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=319|publisher=snooker.org|accessdate=31 March 2025|archive-date=20 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720223714/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=319|url-status=live}}}} |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 2013 | The Masters | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Selby}} | {{sort|06–10|6–10}} |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 2013 | Six-red World Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis | {{sort|04–08|4–8 {{cite web |title=6 Red World Championship (2013) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=270 |website=snooker.org |access-date=31 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122204141/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=270|archive-date=22 January 2014}}}} |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 3. | 2013 | General Cup | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Davis|Mark Davis (snooker player)}} | {{sort|02–07|2–7 {{cite web|title=General Cup (2013)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=313|publisher=snooker.org|accessdate=31 March 2025|archive-date=12 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512070532/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=313|url-status=live}}}} |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 4. | 2015 | The Masters (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Shaun|Murphy}} | {{sort|02–10|2–10}} |
| style="background:#ffe6cc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 4. | 2015 | Champion of Champions | {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Mark|Allen|Mark Allen (snooker player)}} | {{sort|10–05|10–5}} |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 5. | 2017 | Hong Kong Masters | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ronnie|O'Sullivan}} | {{sort|06–03|6–3}} |
| style="background:#ffe6cc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 6. | 2019 | Champion of Champions (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Judd|Trump}} | {{sort|10–09|10–9}} |
| style="background:#ffe6cc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 5. | 2020 | Champion of Champions | {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Mark|Allen|Mark Allen (snooker player)}} | 6–10 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 7. | 2022 | The Masters (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Barry|Hawkins}} | 10–4 |
=Pro-am finals: 2 =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|No. ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1. | 2007 | Paul Hunter English Open | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Couch |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2. | 2010 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump |
=Team finals: 2 (2 titles)=
= Amateur titles =
- Australian U21 Championship – 2000, 2003
- Oceania Championship – 2000
- South Australian Open Championship – 2001
- Victorian Open Championship – 2001, 2002
- Australian Open Championship – 2002
- Fred Osborne Memorial – 2002, 2004
- Lance Pannell Classic – 2002, 2004
- Central Coast Leagues Club Classic – 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
- IBSF World Under-21 Championship – 2003{{cite web|title=Past Champions|url=http://www.ibsf.info/past-champions.shtml|publisher=International Billiards and Snooker Federation|access-date=12 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120002252/http://www.ibsf.info/past-champions.shtml|archive-date=20 January 2013}}
- West Coast International – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Kings Australia Cup – 2006, 2008
- City of Melbourne Championship – 2008, 2009
{{Cite web |url=http://absc.com.au/champions.aspx |title=Past Champions |access-date=22 April 2017|work=Australian Billiards and Snooker Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413203547/http://absc.com.au/champions.aspx |archive-date=13 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}
References
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