Brilliant OSullivan Into Final

Ronnie O'Sullivan completed a stunning 17-6 demolition job on Stephen Hendry to cruise into his third World Championship final at The Crucible.

The two-time champion produced a masterclass as he overwhelmed the helpless Hendry with a superb display.

O'Sullivan had led 12-4 going into the evening session after winning all eight frames of a one-sided morning session.

And breaks of 120 and 123 in the evening session saw him sweep to victory with a full day to spare.

He produced a masterful clearance of 120 to dominate the first frame of the night before Hendry finally struck back with a break of 85 to end his 12-frame losing streak.

When O'Sullivan missed a blue to the middle to let his opponent back in, Hendry cleared to the blue to drag it back to 13-6.

O'Sullivan held his nerve to win the next 75-0 with a break of 68 and then breezed through a wonderful break of 123 to go 15-6 in front.

He then benefited from two outrageous flukes to take control of the 22nd frame with a 56 and wrapped things up after a bad Hendry miss on the final black in the 23rd, meaning he had won 16 of the last 18 frames.

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