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4-time winner Ronnie O’Sullivan mentioned he had “no complaints” after being crushed 4-3 by Ricky Walden within the final 16 of the Welsh Open.
Walden will face fellow Englishman Joe Perry within the quarter-finals.
Former world champions Judd Trump of England and Australia’s Neil Robertson may also meet within the final eight.
Within the different quarter-finals, China’s Zhang Anda will play Iranian Hossein Vafaei, whereas Ali Carter faces Jack Lisowski in an all-England match.
There are not any Welsh gamers left of their house event after Matthew Stevens, Ryan Day and Michael White have been all knocked out within the final 16.
Ronnie bows out
O’Sullivan’s hopes of a record-equalling fifth Welsh Open title have been dashed, regardless of a comeback from 3-1 all the way down to take the match to a decider.
It was a carefully fought encounter with Walden making an excellent 136 break within the fourth body.
“He performed an ideal match, an ideal break within the final body, a superb pink. He deserved his victory,” mentioned O’Sullivan.
“I am over the moon for Ricky. There’s some actual good guys on the circuit and he is one among them, I might by no means begrudge him any of his wins.
“I am buzzing for him, he is been by way of loads, he is a fighter and it is good to see him again enjoying nicely and having fun with the sport.”
Walden, 39, who has struggled with a again harm up to now, continues his present nice kind to achieve his fifth rating quarter-final of the season.
“It has been nicely documented that I used to be injured for some time, my confidence went and my rating went,” mentioned Walden.
“I really feel as if I am on my manner again now, I really feel as if I’ve stabilised. I am enjoying some great things and I’ve simply received to maintain working onerous.
“It is satisfying simply to be out within the area, not to mention profitable.
“It was match to play in. When you find yourself enjoying Ronnie and also you’re each going for pictures it is an pleasant recreation to play and happy to come back over the road ultimately.”
Six-time world champion O’Sullivan had crushed Ding Junhui within the final 32.
World quantity three Trump breezed by way of his final 16 match 4-1 in opposition to fellow Englishman Jimmy Robertson.
Trump, who made two century breaks, believes he’s now near his greatest kind.
“I feel this week my recreation is a little more like how I used to be enjoying within the final two seasons,” mentioned Trump who will likely be seeking to attain his first rating semi-final of the season on Friday.
“I am nonetheless making a pair extra errors however it’s someplace shut.
“If I can lower out these little simple errors, particularly in opposition to the highest gamers, I’ve probability. I really feel like I am one event away from getting again to my very best.”
Robertson retains his bid to win his fourth title this season alive with a 4-1 win in opposition to world quantity 47 Ben Woollaston, who had earlier crushed world quantity 9 Barry Hawkins 4-3.
Snooker Shoot-out champion Vafaei can be by way of to the quarter-finals after beating Welshman Day 4-3.
Vafaei had earlier crushed Cwmbran’s Jak Jones 4-0, whereas Day had knocked out the 2020 winner Shaun Murphy 4-0.
Stevens was crushed 4-2 by China’s Zhang Anda and newbie Michael White, regardless of a powerful 4-1 final 32 win over Liam Highfield, was defeated 4-0 by Lisowski.
World quantity 5 Kyren Wilson can be out as he was crushed 4-1 by fellow Englishman Perry.
Wilson is the second seed Perry has overcome as he got here by way of a tense ultimate body decider to beat Mark Allen within the final 32.
Carter, the 2009 champion, received 4 frames on the trot to e-book his place within the quarter-finals, dispatching Scott Donaldson 4-2.
Day 4 spherical three outcomes:
Hossein Vafaei 4-0 Jak Jones
Ryan Day 4-0 Shaun Murphy
Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-2 Ding Junhui
Yan Bingtao 2-4 Ricky Walden
Barry Hawkins 3-4 Ben Woollaston
Matthew Selt 3-4 Kyren Wilson
Jack Lisowski 4-2 Elliot Slessor
Michael White 4-1 Liam Highfield
Day 4 final 16 outcomes:
Matthew Stevens 2-4 Zhang Anda
Hossein Vafaei 4-3 Ryan Day
Jimmy Robertson 1-4 Judd Trump
Ali Carter 4-2 Scott Donaldson
Neil Robertson 4-1 Ben Woollaston
Ronnie O’Sullivan 3-4 Ricky Walden
Joe Perry 4-1 Kyren Wilson
Jack Lisowski 4-0 Michael White
Day 5 quarter-finals (all time GMT):
12:00 Ali Carter v Jack Lisowski
14:00 Neil Robertson v Judd Trump
19:00 Ricky Walden v Joe Perry
19:00 Zhang Anda v Hossein Vafaei
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