'It's no fun for me' - O'Sullivan on comeback win

Ronnie O'Sullivan says location is "no fun" successful nan measurement he is playing aft coming backmost from 3 frames down to hit Zhang Anda 6-5 and scope nan quarter-finals of nan inaugural Saudi Arabia Masters.

It looked for illustration China's Zhang, 32, was going to hit nan seven-time world champion aft going 3-0 up earlier O'Sullivan deed back.

"The measurement I've been playing, it's nary nosy for me," he said afterwards. "I conscionable want to play good for seven, 8 aliases 9 matches connected nan bounce."

With nan lucifer poised astatine 3-3, Zhang took nan seventh framework earlier O'Sullivan made it 4-4.

Zhang past moved to wrong 1 framework of triumph but O'Sullivan utilized his acquisition to travel done and win.

Elsewhere, world number 1 Judd Trump eased past Jack Lisowski 6-1 to group up a quarter-final pinch Neil Robertson, who hit Gary Wilson 6-1.

"I’m a amended subordinate than I ever person been," said Australia's Robertson afterwards successful reference to his shape compared to that during a disappointing 2023-24 season.

"I astir apt haven’t said excessively overmuch astir my crippled complete nan past 18 months, but I’ve sewage that consciousness of pridefulness again pinch my information game."

Meanwhile, Shaun Murphy defeated Elliot Slessor 6-3, Scotland's Scott Donaldson mislaid a thriller pinch Xiao Guodong 6-5 and Jimmy Robertson edged past Kyren Wilson 6-4.

Robertson faces a last-eight showdown pinch Mark Williams aft brushing speech Stuart Bingham 6-2.

The Saudi Arabia Masters, which has been fixed nan unofficial title of being nan sport's 'fourth major' by organisers, is nan biggest ever tourney staged extracurricular nan UK.

With a £2.3m prize money and £500,000 winner's cheque, only nan World Championship successful Sheffield is comparable.