'Anything over 147 is really rare' – Marco Fu hits 149 break ahead of 2022 World Snooker Championship return

Marco Fu feels a unique 149 break is «proof» that he is ready to return to the professional circuit at next week's World Championship qualifiers in Sheffield. The former Grand Prix, Australian Open and Scottish Open holder last played a competitive match before the pandemic – losing 4-2 to Ding Junhui at the Welsh Open in February 2020 – but returns on a wild card to face Ian Burns on Tuesday afternoon in his first match of a possible four to reach the Crucible at the nearby English Institute of Sport.

Ad/> The Hong Kong icon has twice reached the last four of the sport's biggest event in 2006 and 2016 and feels his game his sharpening up nicely after rolling in a 149 during a practice match with world No. 39 Noppon Saengkham.

Tour Championship'It was mental' — O'Sullivan reveals what he said to Williams after thrillerAN HOUR AGO /> “Anything over 147 is really rare, I am really happy with this special 149, it is not only because I broke my previous personal best of 148, but also a proof that I am improving day after day,” said Fu, whose match with world No. 111 Burns is LIVE at 2:30pm on Eurosport.

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