Sublime Ronnie O’Sullivan coasts into quarters, John Higgins whitewashes Nigel Bond

Updated 02/03/2018 at 07:54 GMT

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s sublime form shows no sign of abating as he beat Mike Dunn 4-0 in the Welsh Open last 16.

Ronnie O'Sullivan of England reacts during his match against Mark Allen of Northern Ireland during The Dafabet Masters on Day Five at Alexandra Palace on January 18, 2018 in London, England.

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The five-times world champion was at his mesmeric best as runs of 84, 69, 117 and 67 saw the Rocket ease into the quarter-final stage after just 51 minutes of play.

The four-time winner of the Welsh Open is yet to drop a frame and faces John Higgins in the next round.

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Later in the evening Higgins produced a masterclass of his own to beat Nigel Bond 4-0.

The four-time world champion produced runs of 115, a tournament-high 144 and 65 on his way to dispatching Bond and setting up a sixth showdown of the season with O’Sullivan.

Elsewhere, Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham is through to only a second ranking event quarter-final of his career after he beat Kyren Wilson 4-0.

ROUND 4 RESULTS

Kyren Wilson 0-4 Noppon Saengkham
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-0 Mike Dunn
Nigel Bond 0-4 John Higgins
Yu De Lu 4-1 Liang Wenbo
Matthew Stevens 2-4 Yan Bingtao
Liam Highfield 3-4 Ian Burns
John J Astley 2-4 Gary Wilson
Barry Hawkins 4-2 Martin Gould

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