Ronnie O’Sullivan books ticket to Champion of Champions closing after routine win over Fan Zhengyi

Ronnie O’Sullivan booked his ticket to the Champion of Champions closing, beating Fan Zhengyi 6-2 on the College of Bolton Stadium.

He continued to clear the desk, shortly reducing down the minuscule lead Fan began with and ending the body by sinking a crimson along with his left hand to complete it off for an 89.

It had appeared that Fan’s nerves have been but to be settled within the second body after he missed a simple black, handing his opponent a present. The Rocket shortly completed the body with 117, his forty second profession century, and he was up 2-0 in a flash.

The third body noticed Fan get right into a rhythm earlier than he tried an extended crimson that he missed. O’Sullivan, nonetheless, could not discover a gap, permitting Fan again to the desk to complete the enterprise.

The fourth body noticed a bit extra backwards and forwards between the 2 gamers, however O’Sullivan continued to indicate his class, clearing the reds to a complete of 86 to go up 3-1.

After the break, it continued to be the O’Sullivan present. Fan tried some methods, together with a attempt at touchdown a tricky crimson to a nook pocket, however he missed, leaving the 46-year-old to as soon as once more clear the desk and take a three-frame lead.

Within the sixth body, Fan as soon as once more tried a tough shot, this time sinking the lengthy crimson to the underside proper. When O’Sullivan obtained an opportunity on the desk, he managed to drive Fan into an error, with the 21-year-old hitting a crimson full on. It meant that when once more, his lead was snatched away from him as he went down 5-1.

In what he in all probability hoped to be the ultimate body, O’Sullivan uncharacteristically missed a inexperienced and a blue permitting Fan to hit 123 and minimize the lead right down to 5-2.

Regardless of the small blip within the earlier body, O’Sullivan was in a position to get again on observe who shortly goes up by 22. When Fan arrived again to the desk, he missed a simple crimson, and on the level the writing was on the wall. The gang have been cheering and clapping for the Rocket as he took the eighth body with a break of 75 to win the semi-final match-up, a feat that he was unable to perform towards Fan on the European Masters closing earlier within the 12 months.