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Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled his 1191st period successful his triumph implicit Luca Brecel| Venue: Alexandra Palace, London Dates: 8 January -15 January |
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World fig 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan swept Luca Brecel speech to scope the quarter-finals of the Masters with a 6-1 triumph astatine Alexandra Palace.
The 'Rocket' made sublime breaks of 53, 97, 134, 104 and ruthlessly capitalised connected respective errors by the Belgian connected his mode to victory.
O'Sullivan volition look Mark Williams oregon David Gilbert successful the past 8 connected Thursday.
John Higgins plays Jack Lisowski successful Monday's different first-round match.
Reigning satellite champion O'Sullivan, who already has a grounds 7 Masters titles, gave an enthusiastic London assemblage firmly successful his country plentifulness to cheer arsenic helium opened up by astir making a period successful the archetypal frame.
And the 47-year-old past efficiently tidied up arsenic Brecel talented him the 2nd and 3rd frames.
A glaring mistake going from brownish to bluish outgo 27-year-old Brecel the 2nd frame.
Moments late, aft a sensational changeable with the remainder nestled connected the cushion to dispatch the green, a escaped cookware connected the bluish saw the achromatic alert into the mediate pouch and with it his hopes of taking the 3rd frame.
While Brecel responded with a superb period interruption of his ain to trim his arrears to 3-1 astatine the mid-session interval, an mistake connected his break-off changeable was heavy punished with O'Sullivan making the highest interruption of the tourney truthful acold with a 134.
O'Sullivan wrapped up his broad triumph with different period and fractional century.
More to follow.
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