Ronnie O'Sullivan dispatches Jackson Page in under 50 minutes to move into English Open third round

ByIbrahim Mustapha

Updated 04/10/2023 at 15:09 GMT

Despite complaints of an elbow injury following his first-round win over Andrew Pagett, Ronnie O'Sullivan was at his brilliant best in his 4-1 victory over Jackson Page - a match that saw the rocket hit three centuries as well as Page getting one of his one. O'Sullivan faces the winner of Si Jiahui or Fergal O'Brien in round three. Stream top snooker action live on discovery+ and eurosport.com.

Ronnie O’Sullivan booked his place in the last 32 of the English Open after cruising past Jackson Page.

Looking to win the tournament for just the second time, O’Sullivan was in fine form as he saw off Page 4-1 in Brentwood.

The Rocket lived up to his nickname with a rapid-fire century in the opening frame, showing no signs of an apparent tennis elbow complaint from his first-round win over Andrew Pagett.

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Undaunted, Page returned to the table to rattle off a 109 break of his own to restore parity with some impressive potting.

Remarkably, O’Sullivan, clearly in the mood, responded with a third century of the match – again 109 – to move back in front with less than half an hour played.

The fourth frame also went the way of O’Sullivan, who produced some excellent shots from range to move within one frame of victory.

O'Sullivan wrapped up victory with some exhibition snooker as he notched the fourth century of the match to advance.

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Such was the quality of snooker on display, the match was wrapped up in less than 50 minutes

He faces the winner of Si Jiahui or Fergal O'Brien in round three.

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