Ronnie recovered from 0-2 down to beat Mark Joyce in the second round at the 2023 International Championship in Tianjin. Here are the scores:

As you can see, Ronnie made three consecutive centuries and the videos were shared by ES on their YouTube channel:

And the last frame of the match is there as well.

There were not many pictures to be found but here goes…

This is the report on the match, shared by Eurosport:

World No.1 Ronnie O’Sullivan dispatched Mark Joyce and progressed into the International Championship third round. A shock looked on the cards when Joyce claimed the opening two frames, but this sparked an impressive comeback from the Rocket, who made three century breaks to secure victory.

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Ronnie O’Sullivan powered his way into the third round of the International Championship in Tianjin, China with a 6-3 win over Mark Joyce.World No. 1 O’Sullivan made three century breaks as he recovered from 2-0 down to advance. His reward is a match against Jak Jones.

Joyce took the first frame with a break of 60 after O’Sullivan made a costly miss on the red. He utilised some testing snookers in a safety battle at the end of frame two to double his lead, leaving O’Sullivan with plenty to ponder after a sluggish start.

However, the Rocket responded in emphatic style and motored on towards a superb break of 86 to halve the deficit, following that up with an even better clearance of 110 to wipe out Joyce’s lead.It was O’Sullivan’s 1220th career century and left the world No. 1 in a much better position heading into the mid-session interval.

When the players returned O’Sullivan moved in front for the first time in the match, expertly nudging the final red off the cushion after potting the brown on his way to a stunning clearance of 132.

It would have been a huge source of frustration for Joyce, who saw his table time limited after not potting a ball since the second frame.There was simply no stopping O’Sullivan, as the table beautifully opened up for him again and he worked his way to a majestic clearance of 116.

Joyce was finally given some table time and built up a break of 44, until a red rattled the jaws of the bottom pocket. O’Sullivan could not quite believe it when he missed a black to the opposite side and allowed Joyce back in.Joyce would eventually prevail after O’Sullivan failed with an attempted double and conceded the frame.

However, O’Sullivan would extend his lead after Joyce left the brown hanging over the top pocket and the world No. 1 claimed a break of 81 to take a 5-3 lead with two reds remaining on the table.

The Rocket wrapped up the ninth frame needed for victory as momentum shifted his way after Joyce missed with a long red to seal a 6-3 victory.

… other results on the day

All the results are on snooker.org as always

There were four notable upsets today: Luca Brecel, Mark Williams, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson exited the tournament. Two of those results weren’t really surprising though as Neil has been in terrible form for a while and Luca has been partying, traveling and generally enjoying himself.

Here is the report by WST on today’s action:

Bullet Downed By Davis

World number 64 Mark Davis stunned World Champion Luca Brecel with a 6-3 victory to reach the last 32 of the International Championship in Tianjin.

It’s a significant result for the Englishman, who heartbreakingly lost out in the final round of World Championship qualifying last season to close friend Joe Perry 10-9. That was a result which appeared to cost Davis his professional status, until he was given a reprieve. Due to being ranked in 68^th position it was decided he would stay on tour, because of an independent tribunal, the outcome of which was pending at the time.

The win earns Davis a last 32 clash with China’s Pang Junxu, who beat his compatriot Fan Zhengyi 6-5. Defeat for Brecel means his hopes of moving to number one in the world this week are now over.

It was a dream start for Davis, who charged into a 4-0 lead at the mid-session interval. The Hastings cueman compiled breaks of 51, 76 and 64 on his way to a clean sweep of the frames.

Davis had an opportunity to move one from the win in the fifth, but a missed red let Brecel off the hook and he got his first frame on the board. The world number two then fired his way back into contention with breaks of 87 and 94 to pull within one at 4-3.

Momentum appeared to be with the Belgian Bullet, but Davis turned the tide and composed contributions of 59 and 107 to take two on the bounce and wrap up a famous victory.

Davis said: “It feels brilliant. I’ve certainly not had many wins over the last two or three seasons against players with the calibre of Luca. I really enjoyed it. When I play World Champions, I try to enjoy it more because I’m coming towards the end of my career. I’ve struggled to do that over the years and I think that helped me.

“I should have gone 5-0 up and had a good chance. I missed a red and that is when the old voices come into your head and say that this is going to go wrong. Fortunately, the work I did with Terry Griffiths years ago and now Chris Henry, got me through. Even though I had a massive lead I know what it is like. The voices can start coming and I can massively struggle, but I didn’t really.”

Current world number one Ronnie O’Sullivan progressed with a 6-3 defeat of Mark Joyce. The Rocket composed breaks of 86, 110, 131, 116 and 81 to come roaring back from 2-0 down and progress. His last 32 opponent is Jak Jones. After today’s win he admitted that remaining world number one is not his current priority.

“For me it is about the titles, leaving a legacy and leaving targets for everyone else to try and chase. Hopefully I will be dead by the time they catch my targets,” quipped 39-time ranking event winner and seven-time World Champion O’Sullivan.

“I was happy to win today and I’m happy to be in the next round. Mark played well to start with. I made a couple of mistakes and he punished me. He looked good so I knew I had to play better. I was pleased I was able to get into the game and eventually win.”

Judd Trump continued his red-hot form and quest to move to the top of the rankings with a 6-0 whitewash over Welshman Michael White.

The Ace in the Pack has racked up a remarkable three consecutive ranking titles in recent weeks, capturing silverware at the English Open, Wuhan Open and the Northern Ireland Open. Today’s win is his 22nd straight victory and he is yet to drop a frame this week. Next up he faces a tough last 32 assignment against Stephen Maguire.

Zhou Yuelong kept up his ruthless run of form against Anthony Hamilton, registering a 6-0 win. He has now whitewashed Hamilton in their last three meetings and has won the last 21 frames they have contested.

Teenage tour rookie Liam Pullen scored the biggest win of his career so far, coming through a deciding frame to beat Thai number one Noppon Saengkham 6-5.

Zhang Anda fired a barrage of breaks at Mark Williams to score a 6-3 win. Zhang made contributions of 77, 85, 67, 77, 128 and 83 during the encounter.

Shaun Murphy succumbed to a 6-3 loss against Dominic Dale, while Mark Selby came through with a 6-2 victory against Stuart Carrington.