Sunday, September 13, 2009

O'Sullivan seals Shanghai Masters

Ronnie O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan had seven fifty breaks and a century in his 10-5 victory

World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan captured the opening ranking event of the season with a 10-5 win over Liang Weng to secure the Shanghai Masters.

O'Sullivan rattled in a break of 70 in the opener and won a tactical frame lasting almost an hour to move 3-0 up.

A break of 80 put him 4-1 ahead before Liang came back with 81 in the next.

Breaks of 75 and 91 helped 33-year-old O'Sullivan go 6-3 ahead after the first session and he duly secured his 22nd career title in just over four hours.

FINAL SCORE DETAILS (best of 19 frames)

R O'Sullivan (Eng) 10-5 Liang Wenbo (Chn)

70-2 (70); 73-59; 78-53; 27-67; 87-0 (87); 0-81 (81); 75-7 (75); 99-34 (91); 0-89 (89); 9-63; 109-0 (109); 51-62; 85-26 (56); 77-43 (69); 71-0 (71)

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