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O’Sullivan to face Selby in UK Championship final – video & report
- Updated: December 3, 2016
Ronnie O’Sullivan last won the UK title in 2014UK Championship 2016Venue: York Barbican Dates: 22 November – 4 DecemberCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Connected TV, Red Button, BBC Sport website and app. TV times and channels
Five-time winner Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Marco Fu 6-5 to set up a UK Championship final against Mark Selby in York on Sunday.
O’Sullivan had to battle to open up a 3-1 lead against Hong Kong’s Fu, who responded with a century and breaks of 85 and 59 to level the match.
Fu pinched the ninth frame on the black to go 5-4 up, but missed a costly green as O’Sullivan made 130 in the 11th.
World champion Selby advanced with a comfortable 6-2 win over Shaun Murphy.
He now has the opportunity to collect a second UK title.
I will be the underdog going into the final for the first time in a long time
Ronnie O’Sullivan
The last player to achieve the feat of winning snooker’s two biggest events in the same year was O’Sullivan in 2001.
O’Sullivan, …
