Murphy sets up World Open tie with O'Sullivan

Shaun Murphy set up a last-16 clash with Ronnie O'Sullivan at the World Open in Yushan by beating China's Xu Si 5-1.

“- Published Shaun Murphy set up a last-16 tie against Ronnie O'Sullivan at the World Open in Yushan with a 5-1 win over China's Xu Si”

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Murphy dropped the opening frame before taking the next four, with two century breaks including a 120 clearance to seal the win.

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O'Sullivan advanced to the last 16 with a 5-0 victory over Matthew Selt, featuring a 138 break in the second frame.

Murphy hailed the draw and the presence of O'Sullivan, saying the event adds a buzz and that O'Sullivan appears to be in good touch; he noted the debate over whether it's an eighth World Championship but believed O'Sullivan has kept himself fresh.

O'Sullivan, who has a 14-4 career record against Murphy, insisted he prepares as hard as anyone and that people underestimate his work ethic.

Judd Trump moved into the last 16 with a 5-2 win over Jackson Page.

Reigning world champion Zhao Xintong beat Sam Craigie 5-1.

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Stuart Bingham and Jack Lisowski missed chances to move into the world's top 16 and qualify automatically for the World Championship, losing 5-4 and 5-1 to Wu Yize and Mark Allen respectively.

“- Published Shaun Murphy set up a last-16 tie against Ronnie O'Sullivan at the World Open in Yushan with a 5-1 win over China's Xu Si”

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Masters champion Kyren Wilson defeated Allan Taylor 5-1.

Hossein Vafaei came back from 2-0 down to beat Mark Williams 5-2.

That result set up a meeting with Zhang Anda, who triumphed 5-2 against Xiao Guodong.

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