Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches 150th ranking quarter-final with 5-3 win over Shaun Murphy
Mar 19th 2026
O'Sullivan produced a string of big breaks to beat Murphy 5-3 in Yushan and advance to his 150th ranking quarter-final, where he will meet Ryan Day.
- Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Shaun Murphy 5-3 at the World Open in Yushan to reach his 150th ranking quarter-final.
- Shaun Murphy produced a 139 in the second frame to briefly edge ahead.
- O'Sullivan responded with major breaks including 121, 96, 89 and 77 to secure the victory.
- O'Sullivan will face Wales' Ryan Day, who defeated Artemijs Zizins 5-4.
- Mark Allen beat Zhou Yuelong 5-0 and will play Wu Yize, who beat Kyren Wilson 5-2.
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