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Ronnie O’Sullivan and Luca Brecel both took under 17 minutes to secure the one frame they required to clinch victories and move into the World Championship quarter-finals.<\/b><\/p>\n
The pair started the evening session 12-4 ahead against Chinese pair Pang Junxu and Ding Junhui respectively.<\/p>\n
Brecel, the 2023 winner, was first through with a break of 71 as he took the 17th frame 76-0 to win 13-4 and eliminate 2016 runner-up Ding.<\/p>\n
Shortly afterwards, O’Sullivan, 49, on course for a record-breaking eighth Crucible success, won by the same scoreline. He completed a break of 95 after Pang scored the first 17 points of the frame to join Brecel in the last eight.<\/p>\n
Belgium’s Brecel will now meet 2019 champion Judd Trump in the quarter-finals, while O’Sullivan will play China’s Si Jiahui, a world semi-finalist two years ago.<\/p>\n
O’Sullivan has now reached the last eight at the Crucible on 23 occasions, to extend the record he already held.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n