| Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 15 April-1 May |
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Ronnie O’Sullivan’s hopes of an eighth World Championship title came to an end in the quarter-finals as Luca Brecel staged a superb fightback to win 13-10.
O’Sullivan, who equalled Stephen Hendry’s record of seven Crucible crowns last year, had led 6-2 and 10-6.
But he failed to win a single frame in the final session in Sheffield as Brecel reeled off seven on the trot.
The Belgian compiled breaks of 112, 64, 72, 61, 78 and 63 to seal a memorable victory and a place in the last four.
Brecel, 28, meets Anthony McGill or Si Jiahui in the semi-finals, with their match finely balanced at 8-8 heading into the final session at 19:00 BST.
Brecel’s victory came in a remarkable finale that saw 39-time ranking-event winner O’Sullivan fail to win a frame in a session at the Crucible for the first time since his 17-11 loss to Graeme Dott in the 2006 semi-final.
“He played unbelievable. He is such a good player and I love watching him. He is such a dynamic player and he is full a talent,” O’Sullivan told BBC Sport.
“Probably the most talented snooker player I have ever seen. I would love to go and see him win it just for snooker because that is how the game should be played.
“If I’d have put up a bit more resistance maybe he wouldn’t have played as well but you still have to pot the balls. I just wasn’t playing well enough to have an impact on the game.
“If it was a boxing match they’d have stopped it very early because I was pinching frames and hanging on and it catches up with you at some point.”
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