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Venue:<\/strong> Crucible Theatre, Sheffield <\/span>Dates:<\/strong> 15 April-1 May<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Coverage:<\/strong> Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | 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. <\/span><\/p>\n O’Sullivan, who equalled Stephen Hendry’s record of seven Crucible crowns last year, had led 6-2 and 10-6. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n But he failed to win a single frame in the final session in Sheffield as Brecel reeled off seven on the trot.<\/span><\/p>\n The Belgian compiled breaks of 112, 64, 72, 61, 78 and 63 to seal a memorable victory and a place in the last four.<\/span><\/p>\n 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.<\/span><\/p>\n 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.<\/span><\/p>\n “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.<\/span><\/p>\n “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. <\/span><\/p>\n “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. <\/span><\/p>\n “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.”<\/span><\/p>\n More to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up to <\/span>My Sport<\/span><\/a> to follow snooker news on the BBC app.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n |