Players Championship Snoooker 2022 - Dazzling Ronnie O’Sullivan crushes Judd Trump to reach last eight

Ronnie O’Sullivan produced arguably his best performance of the season to beat Judd Trump 6-3 and book his place in the last eight of the Players Championship. O'Sullivan had the incentive of knowing a win this week would propel him back to the top of the world rankings, and he was fully focused in Wolverhampton. Ad/> Trump did not play badly, but he had no answer as O’Sullivan seized on any semblance of a mistake to power into the quarter-finals where he will meet Neil Robertson.

Players ChampionshipPlayers Championship LIVE: O'Sullivan sizzles to topple Trump with dominant display11 HOURS AGO It was a surprise that a contest featuring two of the heaviest scorers in the game kicked off with a six-minute safety exchange. An error from Trump handed a chance to O’Sullivan, and he deftly knocked a red into right middle before falling perfectly on the blue. O’Sullivan was seen working hard in the practice room on Monday, suggesting he was well focused.

And a glorious break of 90 reinforced that view. Robertson thrilled with match-winning green O'Sullivan on why Zhao can break records Trump had to watch O’Sullivan race through the opener from his chair, but he showed his cueing arm was in good order with an excellent red at the start of the second. A break of 53 did not kill off the frame at the first time of asking, but he got in again a short while later to level.

The potting clinic continued in the third, as Trump got in with a long red and rolled a superb pot to left middle. He ran out of position on 52, and headed for cover in the baulk area. His safety offered O’Sullivan a shot at a plant, which he executed to perfection to set up a frame-winning counter of 83.