Ronnie O'Sullivan whitewashes Graeme Dott to ease into last eight

ByEurosport

Updated 20/08/2017 at 12:35 GMT

Ronnie O'Sullivan was in sparkling form as he overwhelmed Graeme Dott 5-0 to reach the China Championship quarter-finals in Guangzhou.

Ronnie O'Sullivan during his first-round match against Gary Wilson

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The five-times world champion was close to his brilliant best as breaks of 78, 75, 62 and 139 - his fourth of the tournament - ended Dott's hopes a day after the Scotsman had stunned world number three Judd Trump 5-3 in the last 32.

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The 2006 world champion could only contribute 21 points as O'Sullivan illustrated why he is favourite to win his first tournament since the Masters in January.

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O'Sullivan will face Belgium's Luca Brecel for a semi-final place after Brecel enjoyed a 5-3 win over Mike Dunn.

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Elsewhere, Mark Williams was a 5-3 winner over Tom Ford with Shaun Murphy outstanding in a 5-0 drubbing of Stephen Maguire.

2005 world champion Murphy was a heavy scorer against Maguire, who was forced to sit and suffer after his opponent compiled runs of 62, 52, 71 and 104 to secure a meeting with Zhou Yuelong.

The China Championship is the second ranking event of the season, and carries a first prize of £150,000 with the final on Tuesday.