O’Sullivan suffers another setback with China Open exitImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ronnie O’Sullivan is ranked 14th in the worldPublished3 minutes agoRonnie O’Sullivan suffered another setback as his poor start to the season continued with a 6-4 loss to Noppon Saengkham in the second round of the China Open.The 50-year-old, who has won the tournament twice, was 3-1 up before losing four straight frames.The seven-time world champion responded before losing the final frame 64-46 to add to his second-round exit at the Shanghai Masters last month.
Thailand’s Saengkham is ranked 45th in the world and has now beaten O’Sullivan in back-to-back matches.
Having started slowly in the first round, the Englishman won six straight frames to beat Wales’ Jackson Page 6-2.
Saengkham, 34, will now face Shaun Murphy, who defeated China’s Xiao Guodong 6-2.
World champion Wu Yize also crashed out following a 6-2 loss to England’s David Gilbert.
