Ronnie O'Sullivan ousts John Higgins to reach English Open quarters

ByEurosport

Updated 19/10/2017 at 22:00 GMT

Ronnie O'Sullivan edged past John Higgins 4-3 in an enthralling encounter to reach the English Open quarter-finals.

SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Ronnie O'Sullivan of England during the first round match against Gary Wilson of England on day one of the World Championship Snooker at the Crucible Theatre on April 15, 2017 in Sheffield, England.

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Having breezed past Zhang Yong 4-1 earlier in the day - which featured a bizarre moment with an intruder - O'Sullivan continued his fine form in Barnsley as he overcame the four-time world champion with a final-frame break of 91.

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Higgins led the tie three times, opening up with an impressive 138, but O'Sullivan responded superbly each time he trailed by a frame before clinching the decider.

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There were remarkable scenes earlier in the day as O'Sullivan's match against Yong ended with a woman from the crowd getting past security and onto the table.

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O'Sullivan responded in good spirit, allowing the woman to have a go at potting the last black, which she missed on two occasions.

"I didn’t know what she was doing first. But she said to me I’m just having a jog," said O'Sullivan. "I said to her 'well go on then have a jog then'. And you might as well have a shot while you’re at it'. I really wanted her to pot it."

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Meanwhile, Judd Trump was knocked out by fellow Englishman Jack Lisowski, who won the final two frames to clinch it 4-3.

Elsewhere, Neil Robertson beat Aditya Mehta 4-1 to reach the quarters, while Shaun Murphy was dumped out 4-1 by Swiss Alexander Ursenbacher.