Ronnie has beaten Jackson Page by 6-2 today, to win his opening match at the 2026 China Open. Winning their first match is essential for the players as, should they fail to do that, they get no ranking points at all, no matter in which round the match belonged.
O’Sullivan was 2-0 down to Page but hit back to win six frames in a row with breaks of 64, 70, 96, 93 and 100. “To have so many tournaments in China is fantastic, I just hope I can play some decent snooker,” said O’Sullivan, chasing a first title in 29 months. “I like to perform well but I have been so inconsistent. The last time I played well was Yushan for the World Open, then I played ok at the World Championship. But there have been far too many not-so-good performances and that’s difficult to enjoy. I’m trying my hardest.“
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Here is the last frame of the match, shatred by TNT on YouTube
And here are the frames scores:
In the round of 16, he will face Noppon Saengkham who, maybe surprisingly, beat Judd Trump in the round of 32.
This was actually a very convincing performance from Ronnie for once, very smooth, quick, no gimmicks