Ronnie O'Sullivan into Crucible quarter-finals after record-breaking win over Mark Allen at World Championship

Ronnie O’Sullivan needed just one frame during Saturday's afternoon session to beat Mark Allen 13-4 and head into the quarter-finals with a record-breaking 71st Crucible win. O’Sullivan seized control of the contest on Friday morning, and was just as dominant that evening as he took a 12-4 lead overnight, just one frame away from victory. Ad/> The players returned to the Crucible on Saturday and O'Sullivan needed just over 15 minutes to take the match.

World ChampionshipWorld Championship LIVE – Trump faces McGill after O'Sullivan reaches last eight7 HOURS AGO Allen had the first sniff of the day but called a foul on himself after a double kiss on the white, leaving O'Sullivan to attack the table. And after a terrific first red with the rest, O'Sullivan hit 32 before missing a left-handed red to the bottom right. But Allen missed a black off the spot to let the second seed back to the table.

O'Sullivan had frame-ball green in no time, but left the table with Allen in need of snooker. But a poor safety left O'Sullivan with a long red, and he cleared up the colours for good measure on his way to the last eight. O'SULLIVAN DOMINATES FRIDAY SESSIONS — RECAP Allen required a good start after O'Sullivan took a 6-2 lead in the morning session.

and he got one in the opener of the evening after O’Sullivan missed the final red down the bottom rail. The Northern Irishman got in the balls again in the 10th following a rare O’Sullivan safety error. Inexplicably he missed a simple pink — there won’t be many easier pots missed all tournament — and O’Sullivan made him pay with a break of 93.