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Ronnie O'Sullivan made a 147 break in beating Mark King 3-0 at the World Open - but only after the referee urged him to pot the final black. O'Sullivan, world champion in 2001, 2004 and 2008, asked match referee Jan Verhaas if there was prize money available for the 147 only a few balls into his break before going on to complete the maximum in around nine minutes. He potted the final pink before bizarrely shaking hands with King and was set to leave the auditorium before Dutchman Verhaas patted O'Sullivan on the back requesting him to pot the final black for the sake of an expectant crowd at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. O'Sullivan hesitated before smashing the final ball into a bottom bag with the black almost bouncing off the table before disappearing down the hole to the delight of the audience. Verhaas was officiating when O'Sullivan inexplicably walked out of a semi-final match in the 2006 UK Championship against Stephen Hendry when he was trailing 4-1 to the Scotsman. 'The Rocket' later admitted he was not concerned about making a 147 because there was no cash incentive on offer from World Snooker for the achievement. There is a highest break prize of £4,000 at the tournament. "I wasn't going to pot the black because I asked and was told there was no break prize for a 147," O'Sullivan told the BBC. "What's the point of making a 147 if you're only going to make £4,000?" O'Sullivan will meet Jimmy White in the fourth round of the World Open after encountering few problems in downing fellow Englishman King. He won the first frame with breaks of 38 and 75. King failed to take advantage of a poor positional shot in the second frame as O'Sullivan sunk the final blue to edge over the winning line. A simple missed red in the third frame was King's final mistake of the match as O'Sullivan stepped in to complete the maximum. O'Sullivan has made 10 maximum breaks in his career. He moves one clear of Hendry, who has rolled in nine 147s. O'Sullivan completes bizarre 147 break - Yahoo! Eurosport