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Chinese star into final
Daily Express
|May 03, 2025
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN’s dreams of a record-breaking eighth World Championship vanished last night.
The Rocket, 49, suffered one of his worst Crucible nightmares as he was crushed with a session to spare for only the second time in his illustrious career. Zhao Xintong, 28, dominated O’Sullivan 17-7 to secure the biggest win of his life.
The last three times a world semi-final has finished with a session to spare, it was O’Sullivan who inflicted the devastating defeats.
But he was on the receiving end this time around. His risky gamble to change his ferrule and tip after Thursday’s first session proved costly as he was emphatically sent packing. The on-song Zhao rattled in runs of 57, 112, 82, 57, 67, 115 and 87 as he opened up a 12-4 lead.
This story is from the May 03, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
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