O’Sullivan reaches semifinals at Snooker Masters

Londin, Jan 12 : World No.1 Ronnie OSullivan reached the semifinals at the Snooker Masters after defeating Barry Hawkins 6-3.

OSullivan, 48, trailed behind Hawkins 3-2, but took the following four frames in a row to seize a last four berth at the prestigious invitation event for the first time since 2019, reports Xinhua.

OSullivan was far from his best, but Hawkins squandered too many chances.

"At the end I said sorry to Barry because it was so bad," OSullivan was quoted by the World Snooker Tour website."If I had played better then Im sure he would have too and it would have been a good game.

But it often seems that when I play badly, the other guy plays even worse."

The seven-time champion OSullivan will face Shawn Murphy next as the world No.6 saw off Jack Lisowski 6-3.

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