China’s Fan Zhengyi beat six-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-9 to win the European Masters in Milton Keynes.
Fan was enjoying in his first rating ultimate and led 8-6 earlier than O’Sullivan, with the assistance of a 107 within the fifteenth body, levelled at 8-8.
The 21-year-old made an 82 to guide 9-8, just for his illustrious rival to win the subsequent body and ship the ultimate right into a decider.
However O’Sullivan missed a protracted purple and Fan compiled a 92 break to win.
Fan wins the £80,000 high prize and turns into the fifth participant from mainland China to win a rating title.
He beat Kyren Wilson, Yan Bingtao, David Gilbert and Graeme Dott on the best way to the ultimate.
By means of an interpreter, Fan advised Eurosport it had been a “dream come true” to play the ultimate towards O’Sullivan, who he mentioned was “all the time so beneficiant” to the Chinese language gamers and “helped them on a regular basis”.
O’Sullivan was enjoying in his sixtieth rating ultimate and known as his opponent a “incredible participant”.
“He performed some nice security, nice break constructing, superb pots and good below stress,” added the 46-year-old.
“He was the higher participant all day and I simply tried to hold on to him. He deserved his victory.”
