Ronnie O’Sullivan finally overcame girls’s world primary Mink Nutcharut 6-3 after their match was delayed a number of occasions due to security considerations.
The 48-year-old hit two centuries – together with a closing body break of 132 – to see off Thailand’s Nutcharut within the first spherical of the Worldwide Championship in Nanjing, China.
However the begin of the match needed to be delayed by greater than 50 minutes as spectators crammed into the world, forcing the morning session between Zhang Anda and Ishpreet Singh Chadha to finish early.
“As a result of quantity of spectators, for security causes the afternoon session has been delayed till 2.50pm,” learn a World Snooker Tour social media publish.
When play did begin, it was Nutcharut who took the primary body as O’Sullivan, who had not performed because the English Open in September, struggled to search out his rhythm.
The seven-time world champion gained 4 frames in a row from there, however let two slip as Nutcharut made it 4-3.
O’Sullivan regained his composure, enjoying his finest frames of the session to say victory.
“An absolute privilege to play such a gifted opponent. Thanks for the sport and good luck sooner or later,” mentioned O’Sullivan.
He’ll face He Guoqiang within the subsequent spherical.
Elsewhere, China’s Ding Junhui made mild work of England’s Reanne Evans with a 6-0 victory to e-book his place within the last-16.
Junhui was under par all through the competition in opposition to Evans, who’s ranked third on this planet in girls’s snooker.
Gary Wilson will face Robbie Williams or Stuart Carrington within the second spherical after a 6-4 win in opposition to Scotland’s Dean Younger.