O’Sullivan beats Murphy to reach World Open quarters

Ronnie O’Sullivan produced a superb display to beat Shaun Murphy 5-3 and reach the quarter-finals of the World Open in Yushan.

After O’Sullivan’s 96 break in the first frame, Murphy hit back with a 139 in the second before edging ahead.

But seven-time world champion O’Sullivan responded with runs of 77 and 121 to retake the lead.

Although Murphy drew level again, O’Sullivan produced further breaks of 89 and 76 to see off his fellow Englishman and advance to his 150th ranking quarter-final.

The 50-year-old will face Wales’ Ryan Day, who defeated Latvia’s Artemijs Zizins 5-4 in the last eight on Friday.

Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen is also through to the quarter-finals, recording a 5-0 win over Zhou Yuelong of China.