Ronnie O’Sullivan is aiming for a record-breaking eighth Crucible success; Day has not overwhelmed O’Sullivan since 2011; event runs from April 20 to Might 6 at The Crucible in Sheffield, with champion taking residence £500,000 and £40,000 awarded for 147 break
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Ronnie O’Sullivan chalks the cue towards Ryan Day of their spherical two match throughout day 9 of the Cazoo World Snooker Championship 2024
Ronnie O’Sullivan opened up a 10-6 lead on Ryan Day to maneuver inside three frames of one other World Championship quarter-final look.
O’Sullivan, aiming for a record-breaking eighth Crucible success, constructed on a 5-3 first-session lead by making Day pay for a succession of missed possibilities.
A missed yellow from Day proved pricey as O’Sullivan made an 82 clearance and, though the Welshman replied by profitable a scruffy body, the seven-time world champion didn’t should get out of second gear to dominate.
‘The Rocket’ reached the break 8-4 forward as Day’s carelessness was additional punished with breaks of 65 and 89.
The sample remained the identical after the interval as O’Sullivan cashed in on Day errors with frame-winning breaks of 56 and 96.
However Day – who has not overwhelmed O’Sullivan since 2011 – responded beautifully with efforts of 77 and 75 and maintain his faint hopes alive when the motion resumes on Monday afternoon.
Kyren Wilson additionally takes a 10-6 lead over Joe O’Connor into the ultimate session of their second-round match on Monday afternoon.
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After Wilson had raced right into a 6-2 lead, the second session was shared, with O’Connor taking the ultimate body with a 102 clearance.
Stephen Maguire secured his spot within the final eight by beating Shaun Murphy 13-9.
The pair have feuded for twenty years following an incident the place Maguire was penalised a body for forgetting his chalk and the Scot held off a late fightback from Murphy to seal victory.
He resumed on Sunday morning with a 10-6 in a single day lead and continued his quest to achieve the quarter-finals with a break of 68 earlier than Murphy pulled a body again.
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Maguire then moved inside one body of victory however Murphy continued to battle, a 67 break incomes him the next body earlier than he took the primary after the mid-session interval to path by three.
Nevertheless, Maguire sealed victory in type, hitting the one century of the match with a 127 to arrange a gathering with David Gilbert.
Maguire instructed the World Snooker Tour web site: “(Murphy) looked like he was comfortable in that session, so I was starting to get geared up for a comeback and a close finish. Once I got my chance, I finished pretty well there.
“Me and Dave (Gilbert) get on and we have grown up with one another for one of the best a part of 30 years. He is a superb participant. He isn’t had an incredible season by his requirements. I am in all probability the identical, so we’re coming into a superb recreation on the proper time.
“The quarter-finals are the pressure matches. I’ve won a couple and lost a couple. It is a match you don’t want to lose in because that arena changes and it does become the best in the world with the one table.”
Mark Selby described his efficiency towards Gary Wilson as ‘pathetic’
Throughout Saturday’s session Murphy fist-pumped after profitable a body and Maguire admitted it supplied him some motivation.
“Shaun made a mistake. He knows me well enough and I get down on myself,” Maguire mentioned.
“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.
“It was satisfying beating a participant pretty much as good as Shaun is within the final 16 of the World Championship.”
Mark Allen edged 9-7 ahead in his last-16 meeting with John Higgins in a tight encounter between the pair.
After an even start, back-to-back wins in the 11th and 12th frames put Higgins in front, but Allen then took control by winning the next four frames on the bounce – which included a 94 break – to lead by two.
Stuart Bingham fended off Jack Lisowski’s comeback to also take a 9-7 lead into Monday’s session.
Bingham extended his lead to 6-3 after taking the ninth frame, but Lisowski responded by taking the next three to claw his way back into contention.
However, Bingham finished strongly to take a two-frame advantage into the final session.
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