Tuned-in O'Sullivan rockets to Crucible semi-finals
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- 27 Apr 2022
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Ronnie O'Sullivan needed just over 20 minutes of the final session of his World Snooker Championship quarter-final to seal a 13-5 victory over Stephen Maguire at the Crucible.
Leading 11-5 overnight, O'Sullivan made breaks of 71 and 126 to wrap up the match and seal a semi-final spot against John Higgins or Jack Lisowski.
Maguire's rally in the opening part of the second session proved short-lived as the six-time world champion won seven of the last eight frames.
O'Sullivan also has the advantage of a break from this morning's session until his last four clash at 7pm on Thursday, with the remaining quarter-finalists all in action throughout today, including Higgins and Jack Lisowski playing to a finish this evening.
Despite closing on emulating Stephen Hendry's record of seven world titles, O'Sullivan is adamant that the Scot's dominance of the sport in the 1990s still makes him the greatest.
"Stephen is an all-time legend for me, the greatest player," O'Sullivan told the BBC.
"He was the Tiger Woods of snooker. Me, John (Higgins) and Mark (Williams) have all done well, but when he was flying he was a superstar.
"When there's three of us, we're not superstars. But when there's one man dominating the sport like he did, like Tiger Woods, it's a different level."
It was another commanding win from O'Sullivan, who started the tournament by losing the first three frames of his first round match to David Gilbert before storming back to beat the former semi-finalist and blow away Mark Allen in round two.
O'Sullivan described his performance as "workmanlike", but said he was looking forward to returning to the Crucible's one-table set-up from now on. Read More...
