Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan makes a strong start to his last-16 match against Wales' Ryan Day.
Ronnie O'Sullivan is the oldest player to become world champion, winning it at the age of 46 in 2022Seven-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan needs three more frames to beat Wales' Ryan Day and move into the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championship for a 22nd time.
But Day, a first-round winner over 15th seed Barry Hawkins, ended strongly with breaks of 72 and 75 to claim the last two frames. After thrashing Welsh qualifier Jackson Page 10-1 in the first round, O'Sullivan made breaks of 123 and 84 in the opening two frames against Day on Sunday morning. Day later responded with a 115, showing he has plenty to offer the contest, but O'Sullivan had him more or less where he wanted him by the close of play.
"Shaun made a mistake," said 43-year-old Maguire on Sunday. "He knows me well enough and I get down on myself. He won a frame I should've won and I was sitting there hating myself when the fist pump came out and I thought 'you're having it' and all my attention went on that.The pair have been rivals since they were children, with Maguire the leading Scottish youth player and Murphy the top English young player.
Breaks of 68 and 73 from Maguire helped him win two of the opening three frames on Sunday to move one away from victory. Murphy, the eighth seed, took the next two, but Maguire made a superb break of 127 to seal victory.'Being realistic, I still have to improve'Maguire, the world number 28, will face England's David Gilbert, ranked 31st, in the last eight but felt he needed to improve to become world champion.
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