Ronnie O’Sullivan beats Jimmy Robertson in Six Red World Championship opener

07.03.2023 - 23:01 breakingnews.ie

Ronnie O’Sullivan kicked off his Six Red World Championship campaign with a 5-3 win over Jimmy Robertson. O’Sullivan romped into a 4-0 lead in the opening match of the Group H encounter in Thailand before being pegged back to 4-3.

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