{"id":859460,"date":"2025-07-01T22:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/world-snooker-championship-ronnie-osullivan-and-luca-brecel-breeze-into-crucible-quarter-finals-snooker-news-sky-sports\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:12:49","slug":"world-snooker-championship-ronnie-osullivan-and-luca-brecel-breeze-into-crucible-quarter-finals-snooker-news-sky-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/world-snooker-championship-ronnie-osullivan-and-luca-brecel-breeze-into-crucible-quarter-finals-snooker-news-sky-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"World Snooker Championship: Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan and Luca Brecel breeze into Crucible quarter-finals | Snooker News | Sky Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>\n            Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan and Luca Brecel through to World Snooker Championship quarter-finals; single frames needed for progression sealed inside half an hour in truncated Monday evening session at the Crucible; pair join Judd Trump in last eight after he weathered Shaun Murphy fightback        <\/h2>\n<p>Last Updated: 29\/04\/25 1:09pm<\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div data-fn=\"article-outbrain\" data-lite=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/snooker\/news\/12040\/13357797\/world-snooker-championship-ronnie-osullivan-and-luca-brecel-breeze-into-crucible-quarter-finals\">\n<div>\n<figure property=\"associatedMedia\">\n<div typeof=\"ImageObject\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Si Jiahui awaits Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals at the World Snooker Championship\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/e1.365dm.com\/25\/04\/768x432\/skysports-ronnie-osullivan_6900160.jpg?20250428200447\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n                Si Jiahui awaits Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan in the quarter-finals at the World Snooker Championship            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p itemprop=\"description\">Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan rated himself as &#8220;two out of 10&#8242; despite reaching the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Sullivan and Luca Brecel wrapped up one of the quickest Crucible sessions in history as they took just over a quarter of an hour to seal their respective places in the last eight.<\/p>\n<p>The two former winners returned on Monday evening, each requiring a single frame to complete wins over Pang Junxu and Ding Junhui respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Brecel won the sprint to the dressing room as he summoned a break of 71 to see off the 2016 finalist 13-4, and he was swiftly followed by O&#8217;Sullivan, who rifled in a break of 95 to complete his victory over Pang by the same score.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/more-sports\/snooker\/news\/29876\/13350339\/world-snooker-championship-2025-draw-ronnie-osullivan-faces-ali-carter-while-kyren-wilson-takes-on-lei-peifan\"><strong>World Snooker Championship 2025: Schedule, scores, results<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/more-sports\/snooker\">Snooker news: Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan, Judd Trump and more<\/a> ????<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/13056245\/sky-sports-on-whatsapp-how-to-follow-our-channel-for-the-latest-news-features-and-highlights\">Sky Sports on WhatsApp: News, videos and analysis<\/a> ????<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Not got Sky? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sky.com\/tv\/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\" target=\"_blank\">Get Sky Sports<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\" target=\"_blank\">stream on NOW<\/a> ????<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Having barely been challenged to get out of second gear by his outclassed opponent, O&#8217;Sullivan, who came to Sheffield having not played a competitive match since January, remained predictably downbeat about his performance.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Sullivan, who will face another Chinese opponent, Si Jiahui, in the last eight, added: &#8220;I wasn&#8217;t bothered about getting it over quickly &#8211; I need all the table time I can get.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I&#8217;ve dragged them [my opponents] down to a poorer level. I think they expected me to play better and were maybe shocked that I didn&#8217;t, but I don&#8217;t think Si will fall into that trap, and that&#8217;s what makes him dangerous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure property=\"associatedMedia\">\n<div typeof=\"ImageObject\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"O'Sullivan beat Pang Junxu to reach a record-extending 23rd Crucible quarter-final\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/04\/768x432\/skysports-ronnie-osullivan_6899035.jpg?20250427172423\">                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                O&#8217;Sullivan beat Pang Junxu to reach a record-extending 23rd Crucible quarter-final            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Si, a shock semi-finalist on his Crucible debut two years ago, survived a late scare to see off Ben Woollaston 13-10 and confirm his place in the last eight.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Sullivan had done the damage in the second session of their match on Sunday when he reeled off six frames to move to the brink of victory.<\/p>\n<p>Despite often looking far from happy with his form, he still managed to dredge up back-to-back centuries, enough to outclass the hapless Pang and serve a warning to his rivals that he still has what it takes to claim a record eighth Crucible crown.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure property=\"associatedMedia\">\n<div typeof=\"ImageObject\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Luca Brecel wrapped up his second-round tie against Ding Junhui  with minimal fuss\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/e1.365dm.com\/25\/04\/768x432\/skysports-luca-brecel-snooker_6899032.jpg?20250427172110\">                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                Luca Brecel wrapped up his second-round tie against Ding Junhui  with minimal fuss            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brecel&#8217;s own victory was shaped by a stunning first session on Saturday, for which he had jetted in on a private jet from Belgium with four hours to spare, and proceeded to compile two centuries and three more breaks over 50 as he racked up a virtually unassailable 7-1 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Brecel, who will face Judd Trump in the last eight, arrived at the Championships in negligible form but believes he stands a chance of repeating his stunning run to the title in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not sure if I&#8217;m playing as good as then but I&#8217;m definitely not so worried about winning the title,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Two years ago it felt like a golden chance, and now I feel like I can get back there and do it again, so it&#8217;s not that much pressure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Trump withstands Murphy fightback to reach quarters<\/h3>\n<div>\n<figure property=\"associatedMedia\">\n<div typeof=\"ImageObject\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Judd Trump held off a Shaun Murphy revival as a 13-10 victory booked his place in the quarter-finals\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/04\/768x432\/skysports-trump-murphy-snooker_6900161.jpg?20250428200542\">                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                Judd Trump held off a Shaun Murphy revival as a 13-10 victory booked his place in the quarter-finals            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump held off a spirited fightback from Shaun Murphy to set up his quarter-final against Brecel.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old Englishman began the final session of the second-round clash of former champions with a 10-6 lead and moved to within one frame of victory with the aid of breaks of 63 and 86.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy dug deep to win the next two frames with breaks of 88 and 72 to at least reach the mid-session interval and carried on where he had left off when play resumed, breaks of 112 and 99 reducing his deficit to 12-10.<\/p>\n<p>The Masters champion also got in with a superb long red in frame 23 but, after also potting the blue, missed a red to the corner and Trump stepped in with a break of 58 which effectively secured a hard-fought 13-10 win.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure property=\"associatedMedia\">\n<div typeof=\"ImageObject\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"World No 1 and 2019 champion Trump is through to the last eight in Sheffield\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/e1.365dm.com\/25\/04\/768x432\/skysports-judd-trump-crucible_6899042.jpg?20250505071748\">                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                World No 1 and 2019 champion Trump is through to the last eight in Sheffield            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>World Snooker Championship: Quarter-finals<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>John Higgins vs Mark Williams<\/li>\n<li>Zhao Xintong vs Chris Wakelin<\/li>\n<li>Luca Brecel vs Judd Trump<\/li>\n<li>Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan vs Si Jiahui<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p> Sky Sports <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/snooker\/news\/12040\/13357797\/world-snooker-championship-ronnie-osullivan-and-luca-brecel-breeze-into-crucible-quarter-finals\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan and Luca Brecel through to World Snooker Championship quarter-finals; 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