Tag: Ronnie O’Sullivan
Ronnie O’Sullivan will hope for much smoother progress when he locks horns with Rod Lawler in the Welsh Open last 32 on Wednesday. The Rocket is targeting a record-equalling fifth Welsh Open crown at Venue Cymru in Llandudno this week, which would move him level with John Higgins. His latest mission to do so has […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan launches his bid for a record-equalling fifth Welsh Open title when he faces Oliver Lines in the opening round on Monday. The Rocket is the second-most successful player in the history of this tournament – lifting the trophy in 2004, 2005, 2014 and 2016 – with only John Higgins (five) triumphing on more […]
Mark Williams edged out Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-5 in an epic clash at Alexandra Palace to book his place in the Masters semi-finals. The Welshman had not beaten his fellow class-of-92 student since overcoming by the same scoreline at the same stage of the 2014 International Championship, and it looked like that streak would continue when […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Williams go head to head in a mouth-watering Masters quarter-final at Alexandra Palace on Thursday. The last eight commences with a blockbuster class-of-92 clash – and what will be the 50th meeting in all competitions between two players boasting a combined 53 Masters appearances – with a place in the semi-finals […]
Jack Lisowski ended his wait for a first Masters victory after seeing off John Higgins 6-3 in the opening round on Monday. The world number 12 had failed to win on his three previous appearances at snooker’s most prestigious invitational event, with only John Virgo (six), Martin Clark and Joe Swail (both four) appearing more […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan launches his quest for an eighth Masters crown against Luca Brecel at the Alexandra Palace on Monday. The seven-time champion is the most successful player in the history of snooker’s most prestigious invitational event, while he also leads the way in final appearances (13), centuries (80) and matches played (77). Also the winner […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan hailed “class act” Ding Junhui after he was whitewashed 6-0 by his good friend in the UK Championship quarter-finals. The seven-time champion was helpless as the Chinese ace produced a vintage display, storming through to the last four at the York Barbican with breaks of 131, 94, 88 and 87. O’Sullivan had won […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui renew their friendly rivalry in a mouth-watering UK Championship quarter-final on Friday. As well as a huge level of mutual respect, the two players also share 10 UK titles between them as they collide for a place in the semi-finals at the York Barbican. The head-to-head record, which stretches back […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan looks to maintain his dominant record over Zhou Yuelong when they collide in the UK Championship on Wednesday. The Rocket has prevailed in all three of his previous meetings with the Chinese ace, including a 6-0 whitewash in the last 32 of this competition in 2018, while winning 14 of the 16 frames […]