Ronnie O’Sullivan shines in whitewash win over local icon Ng On-yee at Hong Kong Masters 2022

Ronnie O’Sullivan cruised into the semi-finals at the Hong Kong Masters with a 5-0 victory over home icon Ng On-yee. Despite potting the cue ball with the opening shot of the match, O’Sullivan stormed into a four-frame lead at the interval with breaks of 72, 100, 59 and 81, while Ng was basically reduced to a spectator, with her opponent finishing the job in barely an hour. Ad Ng started well with a fantastic long-range red but broke down on 46, and with a break of 72, O'Sullivan took the first frame.

Hong Kong Masters'Pretty unusual!' – O’Sullivan pots white with opening shot3 HOURS AGO O'Sullivan doubled his lead in an emphatic fashion, his scoring power typically impressive as he landed the 1173rd century of his professional career. Despite being 2-0 down, Ng was visibly enjoying the home crowd’s encouragement, but she was only able to offer up one point at the start of the third frame, with the black ball staying up, giving O’Sullivan the opportunity to go to the table again. With a break of 59, Ng decided that she had seen enough, conceded and opted to move on to the fourth frame.

World No. 1 O'Sullivan was sinking balls for fun and took the final frame before the break with ease. Ng was amongst the balls upon the resumption in the fifth frame after O’Sullivan inadvertently screwed the cue ball into the middle pocket after sinking a long red.

She again managed a great long-range red, similar to the one she sunk in the first frame but broke down, missing a middle pocket red. O’Sullivan stepped in, and with the Rocket crafting a magnificent 95 knock, he claimed victory, booking a semi-final meeting with Neil Robertson. Ng will rue her missed chances in the first frame to put the defending world champion on the back