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O'Sullivan moves past Si to reach Crucible last four

BBC Sport journalist at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Updated 18 minutes ago

Ronnie O'Sullivan booked his place in the World Championship semi-finals with a 13-9 win over Si Jiahui as he maintained his bid for a record eighth title in the modern era.

Leading 10-6 from Wednesday morning's session, the 49-year-old Englishman lost three of the first four frames in the evening as Si closed to 11-9.

However, a sublime long red paved the way for him to win a tight 23rd frame and he completed his victory with a break of 74.