02 May 2025 12:03pm
O’Sullivan 4 Xintong 12: Xintong secures whitewash morning session
More anguish for O’Sullivan, who looked to have been developing some forward momentum on the table.
With the reds scattered favourably after a terrific split, O’Sullivan misses another routine blue and looks crestfallen after so many untimely mistakes.
Xintong makes up for such a careless effort with a brilliant recovery on a thin red to leave himself on a perfect angle for the blue and proceeds to clean up the remaining balls.
Eight straight frames for Xintong secures a 12-4 lead, with the assured 28-year-old only five frames away from a place in the final.