
Ronnie O'Sullivan, 49, suffers humbling Shanghai Masters defeat as he's thumped by Kyren Wilson for sixth time in a row
The Rocket, 49, was sat in his chair for the final three frames of his 6-3 loss to the Warrior in the quarter-finals of this lucrative Chinese event.
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Seven-time world champ O'Sullivan scored only FOUR points as Wilson racked in breaks of 91, 83 and 109 to cap a SIXTH win in a row over the sport's GOAT.
Wilson, the world No 2, will now play Zhao Xintong in tomorrow's semi-finals.
Mark Selby faces Ali Carter in the other clash.
Reigning world champion Xintong, 28, smashed the Godfather of Chinese snooker Ding Junhui 6-1, opening up with a 134 and sealing it with a 118.
Kettering cueist Wilson, 33, said: 'It's always nice to play in a good style.
'At 2-2, it could have been 4-0 to either player, it went really close.
'When I got 70 in front, Ronnie roared back, got snookers, fought hard.
'I went to the practice room at the break. It was a case of resetting and coming out firing.
'This feels like it is the showpiece Chinese event nowadays. Similar to the London Masters. The best players in the world here.
'It inspires you and when you go out to a packed audience, it felt like it was Box Office.
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'The two highest-ranked and most popular Chinese players were on one table.
'And the greatest of all time against an in-form player was on the other.
'It definitely gave the crowd value for money.'
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