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O’Sullivan eases into International Championship third round
Ronnie O'Sullivan in action against Stuart Bingham (not pictured) in the quarter-finals on day eleven of the 2024 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, April 30, 2024

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN eased into round three of the International Championship with a 6-2 victory over home favourite He Guoqiang in Nanjing.

The seven-time world champion recovered from losing the opening frame to take control of the contest with breaks of 73, 87, 83 and 70.

The Chinese player edged a tight sixth frame to reduce his deficit before two further half-century breaks from world number five O’Sullivan set up a last-32 meeting with Pang Junxu.

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