April 23rd 2023.
Ronnie O'Sullivan is celebrating a 21st quarter-final appearance at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield - an incredible feat given that his opponent, Luca Brecel, was born just a month before O'Sullivan's first quarter-final at the Crucible in 1995.
O'Sullivan has defied illness to make it this far, beating Pang Junxu 10-7 in round one and then Hossein Vafaei 13-2 in the last 16. Brecel's journey has been tougher, having to win two epic matches - one against Ricky Walden 10-9 and the other against three-time champion Mark Williams 13-11 - to reach the quarter-finals.
It is the first time the Belgian has made it to the last eight at the Crucible and it sets up an exciting match between two of snooker's biggest stars.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) When is Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Luca Brecel? The best-of-25 frame match will take place over three sessions on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 April, starting at 10am and concluding at 2.30pm on Wednesday. The winner will go on to face the semi-final over the following three days from Thursday to Saturday.
[This article has been trending online recently and has been generated with AI. Your feed is customized.]
