World Snooker Championship 2021 - Ronnie O'Sullivan delivers 'unbelievable' escape shot at Crucible
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Updated 22/04/2021 at 16:26 GMT
Reigning world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has a tough match on his hands in the second round of the World Championship as he is locked at 4-4 with Anthony McGill after a fascinating opening session at the Crucible - but he still delivered plenty of magic. The 45-year-old not only produced an imperious break of 138 but also a quite stunning escape shot.
'Unbelievable' - Watch O'Sullivan deliver amazing escape
Ronnie O'Sullivan produced a quite outrageous escape shot during an enthralling safety exchange with opponent Anthony McGill at the World Snooker Championship.
The Rocket, who occasionally does not have much time for safety play, demonstrated once again that he is perfectly capable of Mark Selby-esque escapes against McGill.
O'Sullivan found himself in a seemingly hopeless situation tucked in behind the brown at the wrong end of the table, but somehow managed to make contact with a red and also leave his opponent in a spot of bother himself.
The reigning world champion not only got the placement perfect for the incredible shot, but the speed of the cue ball was simply sublime.
"Got to get the speed right... look at this for a shot!" exclaimed former world champion Joe Johnson, on commentary at the time for Eurosport.
Wow, what a shot that was! Unbelievable. Great shot.
"It's great to see two players playing their absolute best. He just reached the red."
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'Brilliant' - O'Sullivan storms through 138 break against McGill
O’Sullivan has a fight on his hands in the second-round encounter, as McGill rallied from 4-1 down to share the opening session at 4-4.
The defending champion was poor in the first session of his opening-round match against Joyce, but looked a different player at the beginning of this match before letting his lead slip.
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'Oh, wow' - McGill heartbreak as black doesn't drop on 147 attempt
The match will resume on Friday morning and likely come to a conclusion in the evening.
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