O'Sullivan knocked out of China Open despite 147
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Ronnie O'Sullivan lost to Elliot Slessor for the second time this season as he crashed out of the Fuhua Group China Open with a 6-2 defeat.
Despite making the 14th maximum break of his career in the fifth frame, world number two O'Sullivan lost to a player ranked 71 places below him. Slessor goes through to the last 32 in Beijing to face Tom Ford.
O'Sullivan has had one of the best seasons of his career so far, winning five of the 11 ranking events he has contested. Other than John Higgins, Slessor is the only player to beat him twice in those events, having also knocked him out of the Northern Ireland Open in November.
Today's 147 will earn O'Sullivan £42,000 if the break is not matched this week, which would bring his tally of prize money this season to £845,500. With just the Betfred World Championship to come, he will need to reach the final at the Crucible to become the first player ever to earn £1 million in a single season.
He trailed 4-0 today when he compiled the 147. Slessor then made it 5-1, and although O'Sullivan stole the seventh frame with a 35 clearance, he was soon heading for the exit door. Slessor's break of 64 put him in charge of frame eight and he sealed victory after his opponent had gone in-off while attempting to play safe on the last red.
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