"I was suffering at 3-2 down and nearly gave up," O'Sullivan told BBC Sport. However, I dug in and kept putting in the effort. I should have been 4-2 down, but when I won that frame, something snapped in my head, and I was back on my feet.

Ronnie O'Sullivan continued his hunt for an eighth UK Championship championship after defeating Mark King 6-3 in the third round.

Williams, 46, was defeated 6-5 by Anthony Hamilton, a two-time winner.

Robertson's English Open final victory earns him his 21st career ranking championship, putting him one ahead of Mark Selby (20) and just one behind Judd Trump (22). He is currently ranked 7th all-time.

Selby led 6-2 overnight and soon extended that to 10-2 today with top breaks of 96, 58 and 66. Williams pulled one back with a run of 79

Neil Robertson wins second title of the season following his success at the Uk Championship.

John Higgins beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Masters.

John Higgins also advanced as he beat Jak Jones.

The world number 66 produced a thrilling display of attacking snooker.

Indoor sporting events in tier one and two locations are conceivably able to host a maximum of 1,000 fans under Covid-19 regulations.

O’Sullivan chalked up three half-century breaks and a clearance of 121 in a near faultless display at the Marshall Arena.

Stuart Bingham also compiled the second maximum break in as many days in the sixth frame of his first-round win over Zak Surety.

Kyren Wilson had a break of 147 on Tuesday.

The Englishman follows in the footsteps of Judd Trump, who made a maximum en route to winning the Northern Ireland Open last week.

All of the results for players involved on tables three to six came back negative

John Higgins also wins on opening day at Milton Keynes.

Snooker’s second-biggest tournament UK Championship is the latest to take place in the behind-closed-doors bubble of the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.

Their scheduled opponents Xu Si and Jak Jones advance to round two.

Trump has beaten O’Sullivan in the last two finals.

The world champion Sullivan defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in Milton Keynes.

The world number one and world champion both won in the Northern Ireland Open.

Defending champion Judd Trump hit his fifth career maximum break at the Northern...

The Belfast potter beat the top three players in the world on his way to sealing the title.

Milton Keynes will now host the event.

The 28-year-old defeated the world number one 3-1 in the Championship League final.

Trump has won the last 10 ranking finals he has played in.

Trump saw off John Higgins in his semi-final while Robertson edged past Mark Selby.

Heathcote, ranked 69 in the world, had threatened an upset in Milton Keynes. Judd Trump survives scare to beat Louis Heathcote in English Open

Lines’ son Oliver has also been forced to withdraw as a contact.

O’Sullivan was sporting pink nail varnish to raise awareness of breast cancer.