China’s He Guoqiang claimed a major scalp when he knocked seven-times world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan out of the the BetVictor English Open. The 24-year-old survived an O’Sullivan fightback to book his place in the fourth round at Brentwood courtesy of a 4-2 victory, his second of the season over the Rocket.

Ronnie O'Sullivan's mixed season has hit a new low after he crashed out of the English Open at the first round stage to He Guoqiang, who is ranked 64th in the world

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan is out of the English Open after a shock 4-2 first-round defeat to China's He Guoqiang in Brentwood.

Ronnie O’Sullivan described his performance as ‘useless’ and ’embarrassing’ as he was beaten 4-2 by He Guoqiang at the English Open on Tuesday night. It was the Rocket’s first match of the event and it got off to a disastrous start as the Chinese won the first three frames,

Ronnie O'Sullivan has been warned that he will 'pay the price' if he continues to play snooker left-handed going forward following his exit from the English Open earlier this week. The 48-year-old lost 4-2 to He Guoqiang on Tuesday,

China's He Guoqiang claimed a major scalp when he knocked seven-times world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan out of the the BetVictor English Open.

Ronnie O’Sullivan and He Guoqiang meet for the second time on Tuesday after the Rookie of the Year stunned the Rocket in their first encounter. The pair will play in the last 64 of the English Open in Brentwood with the seven-time world champion looking for revenge.