Ronnie O'Sullivan easily swept aside by Kyren Wilson and John Higgins in Championship League group stage opening matches

Ronnie O’Sullivan was comprehensively beaten in the first two matches of his Championship League campaign, losing 3-0 against Kyren Wilson and John Higgins. Wilson made a 60 in the first frame to get off to a bright start. Ad/> It looked like O’Sullivan could have made a good break early in the second, but he split into the reds which left him behind the green.

As he went to lay behind the green it rolled off. Championship LeagueO'Sullivan makes two 147 breaks, but how do you beat snooker's GOAT?2 HOURS AGO The frame was blown wide open and Wilson capitalised when O’Sullivan played a poor safety shot which allowed the defending champion to clean up the colours. Another poor safety shot from O’Sullivan allowed Wilson straight into the third frame and he sealed it with a break of 118.

What are the keys to beating O'Sullivan? Williams: Only O'Sullivan is more watchable than Zhao O'Sullivan was straight on the table again for his second group match against John Higgins, but again failed to register even a frame as the Wizard of Wishaw won it 3-0. Higgins took the opening frame with a century and continued to be in complete control, taking the second on 68 points. O'Sullivan looked as though he might pull it back in the third, but a tough red down the cushion wobbled the pocket to end his break at 43 and Higgins swept up with 62.

/> Ali Carter, Martin Gould, Ding Junhui and Ricky Walden are also in the group. The top-four finishers in the group advance to the group play-offs, with the overall winner securing a spot in the Winners' Group on February 3-4. Graeme Dott, Stuart Bingham, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, Liang Wenbo and Scott Donaldson have already qualified.