Eight-time UK champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is eliminated out on the opening day of the 2024 event, losing 6-4 against world number 20 Barry Hawkins.
Ronnie O'Sullivan and Barry Hawkins met in the 2013 World Championship final, with O'Sullivan winning 18-12Eight-time UK champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was knocked out on the opening day of the 2024 event, losing 6-4 against world number 20 Barry Hawkins, who called the win one of the best of his career.
"It's a massive win. So many times I've played him and he has done well and other times he has been there for the taking and I've crumbled and could not take advantage. The Englishman, who had to fight through two rounds of qualifying to get to York, admitted he feared the worst when he was drawn against 48-year-old O'Sullivan.
"Obviously this is a great result but there's no way I will be happy if I beat Ronnie and then lose in the next round. I know I can do it, but sometimes I've not turned up, played awful and crumbled, but I've now just beaten the best player in the world."Ronnie O'Sullivan won the UK Championship title in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2023
O'Sullivan then just had to sit and watch as Hawkins scored more than 290 unanswered points and won four frames in a row on his way to clinching a memorable victory.
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