O'Sullivan was in fine form this morning. Tim Goode
Tim Goode
REIGNING CHAMPIONS RONNIE O’Sullivan breezed into the World Championship semi-finals with a session to spare after completing a 13-3 win over Shaun Murphy.
Murphy made a strong start to their quarter-final on Tuesday by winning the first two frames, but O’Sullivan roared back and won the next six frames to establish a 6-2 overnight lead.
The five-time champion stretched his advantage to 8-2 on Wednesday morning before 2005 champion Murphy clawed a frame back, but a break of 118 gave O’Sullivan a 9-3 advantage at the mid-session break.
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After a short delay due to a technical problem with the scoreboard, O’Sullivan capitalised on a couple of routine misses by Murphy to close out victory.
He will now face either Barry Hawkins or Dominic Dale, with 2013 runner-up Hawkins 11-5 up in their contest at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, northern England.
Meanwhile, Mark Selby completed a one-sided 13-5 victory over Alan McManus to reach the semis.
Leading 12-4 overnight, the Leicester cueman needed only one frame to complete victory, but Scottish veteran McManus took the day’s first frame thanks to a break of 69.
It proved only a stay of execution, however, and when McManus could not exploit his opportunities in the next frame, Selby pounced to set up a last-four meeting with either Judd Trump or Neil Robertson.
O'Sullivan into last four after sweeping Murphy aside with a session to spare
REIGNING CHAMPIONS RONNIE O’Sullivan breezed into the World Championship semi-finals with a session to spare after completing a 13-3 win over Shaun Murphy.
Murphy made a strong start to their quarter-final on Tuesday by winning the first two frames, but O’Sullivan roared back and won the next six frames to establish a 6-2 overnight lead.
The five-time champion stretched his advantage to 8-2 on Wednesday morning before 2005 champion Murphy clawed a frame back, but a break of 118 gave O’Sullivan a 9-3 advantage at the mid-session break.
After a short delay due to a technical problem with the scoreboard, O’Sullivan capitalised on a couple of routine misses by Murphy to close out victory.
He will now face either Barry Hawkins or Dominic Dale, with 2013 runner-up Hawkins 11-5 up in their contest at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, northern England.
Meanwhile, Mark Selby completed a one-sided 13-5 victory over Alan McManus to reach the semis.
Leading 12-4 overnight, the Leicester cueman needed only one frame to complete victory, but Scottish veteran McManus took the day’s first frame thanks to a break of 69.
It proved only a stay of execution, however, and when McManus could not exploit his opportunities in the next frame, Selby pounced to set up a last-four meeting with either Judd Trump or Neil Robertson.
- © AFP, 2014
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