Ronnie O’Sullivan was knocked out of the International Championship in the third round as he fell to a 6-5 defeat by fellow Englishman Jack Lisowski.
Lisowski won his maiden ranking title at the Northern Ireland Open in October and established a 5-3 lead against O’Sullivan, with a highest break of 113.
O’Sullivan, who turns 50 next month, rallied to level the match at the South New City National Fitness Center in Nanjing, China.
However, Lisowski clinched the deciding 11th frame by potting a tricky final black, after both men squandered earlier match-winning chances, to close out a first win over the seven-time world champion.
Lisowski, 34, has now won nine successive matches on the World Snooker Tour and will face Barry Hawkins in the last 16.
Hawkins beat Welshman Jak Jones 6-3 while veteran John Higgins also progressed with a 6-3 win over Hossein Vafaei.
World champion Zhao Xintong of China survived a scare as he beat compatriot Lei Peifan 6-5, while Stephen Maguire claimed a 6-4 win over world number two Kyren Wilson.
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Source: BBC
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