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Date: 17 April-3 May 2010 Venue: The Crucible, SheffieldCoverage: Live coverage each day on BBC Two, BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website (UK only), updates on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Ronnie O'Sullivan survived a Liang Wenbo fightback to reach the last 16 of the World Championship with a 10-7 win.Resuming at 7-2 the three-time champion stole two of the first four frames which included a 53 break cut short by the referee replacing the wrong ball.
After a highest break of 39 on Monday, Liang roared back with a 103 and 127 to take four in a row and pile the pressure on O'Sullivan.
The 'Rocket' clung on and now faces a resurgent Mark Williams on Saturday .
The unpredictable nature of O'Sullivan continued to plague his game and the 23-year-old Chinese was the better player for long periods throughout this match.
It was a very nervy finish for the 2001, 2004 and 2008 champion but he hung on with a 73 in the last to set up a mouth-watering clash with Williams three months after their epic last-frame thriller in the Masters semi-final.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan survived a Liang Wenbo fightback to reach the last 16 of the World Championship with a 10-7 win.Resuming at 7-2 the three-time champion stole two of the first four frames which included a 53 break cut short by the referee replacing the wrong ball.
After a highest break of 39 on Monday, Liang roared back with a 103 and 127 to take four in a row and pile the pressure on O'Sullivan.
The 'Rocket' clung on and now faces a resurgent Mark Williams on Saturday .
The unpredictable nature of O'Sullivan continued to plague his game and the 23-year-old Chinese was the better player for long periods throughout this match.
It was a very nervy finish for the 2001, 2004 and 2008 champion but he hung on with a 73 in the last to set up a mouth-watering clash with Williams three months after their epic last-frame thriller in the Masters semi-final.
More to followThis article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.