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Ronnie O’Sullivan reaches World Championship semi-final after thrilling comeback win over Mark Williams
RONNIE O’Sullivan reached his first Betfred World Championship semi-final for six years -- thanks to a respotted BLACK!
The Rocket, 44, trailed Mark Williams 7-2 and 8-4 but after finding his groove he overcame fellow Class of 92 Graduate 13-10 at the Crucible.
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However, the match was decided in unusual fashion in a black-ball shootout after Williams managed to draw the scores level at 60-60 in the 23rd frame.
O'Sullivan finally managed to sink the final ball to progress to a record-equalling 12th semi-final – he will meet Mark Selby this evening – which ties him level with Stephen Hendry in the record books.
It means Williams has lost all FIVE of his world champ meetings against the Essex potter.
Williams, 45, showed himself to be a wonderful sportsman by declaring a foul on himself for touching the yellow even though the ref missed it.
There was one moment in the afternoon session when five-time world champion O’Sullivan accidently used Williams’s rest.
And due to strict Covid regulations in place, it needed to be sanitised thoroughly before it could be used again.
Meanwhile world No.1 Judd Trump fell victim to the Crucible Curse as he crashed out of the competition.
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