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Ronnie O'Sullivan won the Welsh Open successful 2004. 2005, 2014 and 2016| Venue: Venue Cymru, Llandudno Dates:13-19 February |
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World champion and satellite fig 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan is retired of the Welsh Open successful Llandudno aft a daze 5-0 decision by China's Tian Pengfei.
O'Sullivan, 47, was gunning for a record-equalling 5th Welsh Open crown, but helium lone potted 4 balls successful the archetypal 2 frames of a one-sided quarter-final.
Breaks of 66, 51 and 82 helped Tian pb 4-0 astatine the interval arsenic seven-time satellite champion O'Sullivan struggled to nutrient his champion form.
Tian, 35, bushed four-time satellite champion John Higgins successful the past 16 and secured a spot successful his archetypal ranking semi-final with a 73 break.
O'Sullivan, who has had problems with his cue extremity during the tourney astatine Venue Cymru, told BBC Wales: "I'm not going to marque immoderate excuses. Every mistake I made, I got punished by Tian."
Defeat besides means O'Sullivan has failed to suffice for adjacent week's prestigious Players Championship successful Wolverhampton - the tourney for the apical 16 players connected the one-year ranking list.
Earlier connected Friday erstwhile satellite champion Shaun Murphy eased to an awesome 5-0 quarter-final triumph implicit China's Yuan SiJun.
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