O’Sullivan advances to the third round of the International Championship…
Ronnie O’Sullivan advanced to the third round of the International Championship in Nanjing with a 6-2 victory over He Guoqiang. After losing the first frame, the seven-time world champion—who has fallen twice this season to China’s He—took control of the match with breaks of 73, 87, 83, and 70. Additionally, the Englishman comfortably sealed his victory with two more half-centuries. “It was a big match and I had to just block out that I’d lost the previous two and try to play my game,” O’Sullivan, who will now take on Pang Junxu, stated. Neil Robertson, meanwhile, defeated Fan Zhengyi 6-0 after amassing four hundreds. In September, Robertson made a triumphant comeback by winning the English Open.
In the opening round of the International Championship in Nanjing, China, the 48-year-old defeated Thailand’s Nutcharut with two hundreds, including a final frame break of 132. However, due to crowds jamming the arena, the match had to start more than fifty minutes later than planned, and Zhang Anda and Ishpreet Singh Chadha’s morning session had to conclude early. A World Snooker Tour social media statement stated, “Due to the number of spectators, the afternoon session has been postponed until 2.50pm for safety reasons.” When play finally began, O’Sullivan, who hadn’t played since the English Open in September, was having trouble finding his flow, so Junhui claimed the opening frame. Four frames were won by the seven-time world champion in
The 48-year-old defeated Thailand’s Nutcharut in the opening round of the International Championship in Nanjing, China, with two hundreds, including a last frame break of 132. The morning session between Zhang Anda and Ishpreet Singh Chadha had to conclude early due to the crowds that crowded the arena, causing the match to start more than fifty minutes later than planned. “The afternoon session has been postponed until 2.50pm for safety reasons due to the large number of spectators,” a World Snooker Tour social media statement stated. Nutcharut captured the opening frame when play began because O’Sullivan, who hadn’t played since the English Open in September, was having trouble getting into the swing of things. The seven-time champion took home four victories in
The next round will see him take on He Guoqiang. In another match, Ding Junhui of China easily defeated Reanne Evans of England 6-0 to secure his spot in the round of 16. Throughout the match against Evans, the third-ranked woman in the world of snooker, Junhui was below average. After defeating Scotland’s Dean Young 6-4, Gary Wilson will play either Robbie Williams or Stuart Carrington in the second round.
