World Snooker Championship 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Ronnie O'Sullivan CRASHES OUT to Zhao in semis, Trump vs Williams TODAY
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN has CRASHED OUT of the World Snooker Championship after a brilliant performance by Zhao Xintong in the semi-final!
The Rocket's evening session has started with him trailing 12-4 after a a nightmare morning where he lost EIGHT consecutive frames.
O'Sullivan took the first two frames of the second period of action but was immediately pegged back.
The sport's greatest player would pull just one more frame back but the contest was done and dusted as Zhao was relentless to reach the final with a 17-7 win.
In the other semi-final, Judd Trump and Mark Williams are level on 8-8 after a thrilling afternoon - that match will resume at 10am.
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