Come on, hurry up and get in - Ronnie O'Sullivan spots movement in crowd in middle of century break at European Masters

Ronnie O’Sullivan made a blistering start to his European Masters quarter-final with Tom Ford, and even had time to urge the crowd to come in and take their seats. O’Sullivan has been in a positive frame of mind in Milton Keynes this week, and has been impressive barring an arm wrestle with Zhang Anda.

Ad/> He kicked off his win over Ashley Hugill in the previous round with a break of 141, and it was a similar story against Ford. European MastersEuropean Masters LIVE – O'Sullivan sizzles in quarter-final win against Ford10 HOURS AGO O’Sullivan required a slice of luck to get in, as a red hit the jaws of the left middle and rolled along the rail before dropping into the yellow pocket.

He took full advantage with a break of 136, but mid-break — with the frame not yet won — he had time to pick out members of the audience hanging around and beckoned them in. “Come on, hurry up and get in,” O’Sullivan said.

/> “He seems to have eyes in the back of his head, he sees everything,” said Neal Foulds on Eurosport commentary. /> Those late arrivals would have been delighted to have got to their seats in time for another piece of O’Sullivan magic.

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