Ronnie O’Sullivan’s bid to claim a record eight World Snooker Championship crown continues today as the 48-year-old faces Stuart Bingham for a place in the semi-finals.
O’Sullivan defeated Ryan Day 13-7 on Monday before revealing that “intermittent fasting” was playing a key role in his Crucible bid and giving him energy for the 17-day marathon in Sheffield.
The seven-time champion now takes on the 2015 winner Bingham, who edged a tight contest with Jack Lisowski in the previous round, after Judd Trump and Jak Jones were left all square at 4-4 after the opening session of their last eight encounter.
Last night, John Higgins won a thriller with Mark Allen to book his place in the quarter-finals. Higgins trailed for much of the match but managed to hang on and force a deciding frame, where he produced a stunning clearance – sparked by a do-or-die doubled red across the table – to edge out Allen and take the win.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-3 Stuart Bingham
Very nice. Stuart Bingham lands a long pot and finds a gap for the cueball to dance around the table setting up the blue.
There’s still a long way to go in this frame but he’s been the more likely to score from it so far.
Mike Jones30 April 2024 17:32
Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-3 Stuart Bingham
Bingham’s break comes to an end at 17 and O’Sullivan decides to take on a long effort at a red just behind the blue. It doesn’t go in.
For the session, O’Sullivan’s potting success is just 85% yet he’s still leading this match.
Mike Jones30 April 2024 17:28
Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-3 Stuart Bingham
There were only a couple of loose read after the initial break and Bingham tidies them up nicely. He comes off the black and spins the cueball into the reds where it burries itself and doesn’t give Bingham a potting opportunity.
Mike Jones30 April 2024 17:26
Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-3 Stuart Bingham
Oh yes! Stuart Bingham gets on the board first in this final frame with a lovely pot to the bottom left. The red bobbles around as it drops with the cueball spinning back to the middle of the table.
Bingham knocks in the blue and seemingly hasn’t left himself anything easy.
Mike Jones30 April 2024 17:24
Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-3 Stuart Bingham
Ronnie O’Sullivan was 3-1 down in this match and now leads after Stuart Bingham finally concedes the frame. There’s going to be one more frame to play this afternoon.
Mike Jones30 April 2024 17:20
Ronnie O’Sullivan 3-3 Stuart Bingham
Stuart Bingham must be trying to rediscover a bit of rhythm. He’s keep this frame going but isn’t troubling Ronnie O’Sullivan with his attempts at a snooker.
He still needs four of them, one pot would win it for O’Sullivan.
Mike Jones30 April 2024 17:16
Ronnie O’Sullivan 3-3 Stuart Bingham
Ronnie O’Sullivan said earlier in the week that he finds ways to win. He’s doing just that here. A break of 70 means that Bingham needs snookers to get back in the frame.
There are 35 points on the table with O’Sullivan leading by 50. Bingham is playing on for now.
Mike Jones30 April 2024 17:07
Ronnie O’Sullivan 3-3 Stuart Bingham
Bingham edges ahead with a 20 point lead but makes an unforced error to set O’Sullivan up for a comeback. The reds are spread out perfectly, almost like a practice session, and this is the time for Ronnie to capitalise.
Mike Jones30 April 2024 17:05
Ronnie O’Sullivan 3-3 Stuart Bingham
Good pot! Bingham leaves one red on to the bottom left corner and O’Sullivan takes it on. He nestles it home, takes out the brown and then misses a simple red which would have set him up perfectly on the black.
O’Sullivan is so frustrated with how he’s playing at the minute.
Mike Jones30 April 2024 16:59
Ronnie O’Sullivan 3-3 Stuart Bingham
O’Sullivan is in control of this frame now.
He’s setting up snookers and waiting for Bingham to make an error. He does, and O’Sullivan knocks the red into the top right pocket. The colours quickly follow for Ronnie who manages to draw level at 3-3.
He’s won both frames in the second part of this session despite not playing all that well.
Mike Jones30 April 2024 16:55