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O’Sullivan through to semis
- Updated: December 2, 2016
Ronnie O’Sullivan remains on course for a record-equalling sixth UK Championship title after defeating Mark Williams 6-2 in his York quarter final.
It will be a ninth semi final appearance for O’Sullivan at snooker’s second-biggest event and he has dropped just five frames in five matches so far.
His fellow former world champion Williams kept pace early on, before he was swept away after the mid-session interval.
O’Sullivan reeled off breaks of 64, 60 and 78 to seal his victory, as he looks to match Steve Davis’ haul of UK triumphs.
O’Sullivan said: “I just had to keep powering away and I felt I would have too much for Mark.
“It wasn’t the greatest performance, but I’m sure my game will get stronger and it will need to if I’m going to …