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O’Sullivan Holds 6-2 Lead Over Higgins After First Session of Snooker World Championship Match
Ronnie O’Sullivan built a 6-2 lead over John Higgins in their second-round match at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. The best-of-25-frames contest saw O’Sullivan win six of the eight frames in the first session. The pair will resume play tomorrow evening.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan extended his lead to 6-2 over John Higgins in the final frame of the opening session at the snooker World Championship. The match, held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, is a best-of-25-frames contest in the second round. The Telegraph reported that O’Sullivan secured this advantage after taking the first frame and building momentum throughout the evening.
O’Sullivan took the first frame against Higgins, ending with a score of 86 to Higgins's 0. In frame 2, Higgins responded with a score of 69 to O’Sullivan's 46, leveling the match temporarily. O’Sullivan then pulled ahead in frame 3, scoring 104 to Higgins's 0.
In frame 4, O’Sullivan dominated with a clearance break of 137 to Higgins's 0, leading into the mid-session interval. The Telegraph reported that O’Sullivan glided around the table to build his first century of the match, improving over the early exchanges. O’Sullivan secured a 3-1 lead over Higgins going into that interval.
In frame 5, O’Sullivan scored 95 to Higgins's 37, taking advantage after Higgins's early running stalled at 37-0. The Telegraph described O’Sullivan rattling into a red at the top of the table before using hefty backspin to move onto the blue and continue the break.
Higgins won frame 6, scoring 105 to O’Sullivan's 5, cutting the deficit temporarily. The Telegraph reported that Higgins built a break of 68 alongside the black with relative ease after O’Sullivan's safety play gifted four points. This came after O’Sullivan pinched one point and then saw Higgins force a pot on the blue.
The Telegraph noted that O’Sullivan cannoned into the reds off the black with plenty of topspin at a break of 31, adding 29 more before settling behind the blue. Higgins managed only a scratchy seven in response.
