30 Apr 2015

O'Sullivan crashes out of world champs

8:34 am on 30 April 2015

The five-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has been eliminated from the world snooker champship in Sheffield, beaten in the quarter-finals by fellow Englishman Stuart Bingham.

O'Sullivan lost 13 frames to nine.

The 39-year-old O'Sullivan who is the world number two has reached the final for the past three years.

He fought back from 5-3 down to lead 9-8 but Bingham then won five frames in a row, to reach the last four for the first time.

Five time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has been eliminated from this year's tournament.

Five time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has been eliminated from this year's tournament. Photo: Photosport

It has been an eventful tournament for O'Sullivan who played part of his first-round match without shoes on, was reprimanded for making an obscene gesture and illegally used his chalk to help line up a shot.

Bingham, the world number 10, will play Judd Trump in the semi-finals after the Englishman overwhelmed China's Ding Junhui 13-4.