Yan shocks O'Sullivan in Daqing

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Chinese prodigy Yan Bingtao in the game.



Ronnie O'Sullivan failed to pot a ball in the last four frames as he was beaten 6-1 by 17-year-old Chinese prodigy Yan Bingtao at the OPPO International Championship.

Yan won the Rookie of the Year Award last season and the gifted teenager has continued his progress this term, climbing to 53rd in the world. And this is surely his best result yet as he swept aside five-time World Champion O'Sullivan.

Breaks of 68 and 89 gave Yan the first two frames then his opponent pulled one back with a run of 111. O'Sullivan scored just five points in the last four frames – and those came from a foul from Yan. Breaks of 91, 52 and 73 helped Yan set up a last 32 meeting with Ricky Walden in Daqing.

Home favourite Ding Junhui also suffered a last-64 exit as he lost 6-4 to Oliver Lines. Ding is suffering from a painful eye infection but managed to build leads of 3-1 and 4-3. It was Lines, though, who finished strongly to take the last three frames with top runs of 78 and 71.

Shaun Murphy beat Mei Xiwen 6-5 in a superb match which saw nine breaks over 50. Mei compiled runs of 96, 55 and 84 to lead 3-0, but Murphy won six of the last eight frames with a top run of 80.

World Champion Mark Selby won a hard fought battle against Cao Yupeng by a 6-4 scoreline. Selby, yet to reach the semi-finals of a ranking event this season, trailed 4-3 but recovered to win the last three frames.

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