Just a few days on from his success at the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters, Mark Williams fell at the first hurdle in a 4-1 defeat to Ben Woollaston at the English Open. Mark Williams has won his first frame at the English Open, but remains 3-1 down and a frame away from suffering a big upset to Ben Woollaston.

SOME of the world’s best snooker players are currently battling it out at the English Open in Brentwood – but Ronnie O’Sullivan is OUT! The Rocket was beaten 4-2 by He Guoqiang

Ronnie O’Sullivan says he “doesn’t have long” left in snooker after he suffered an “embarrassing” defeat by the world No 64 He Guoqiang at the English Open. China’s He 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 is, without a doubt, arguably the best snooker player of all time. Yet his form and reputation has taken a nosedive in recent weeks, with the 48-year-old looking a shadow of the player that has dominated the sport over the years.

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.

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.

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,

Ronnie O’Sullivan claims he is ready to pack in his career as a professional snooker player following his shock exit from the English Open. The snooker superstar bowed out of the tournament in first round after coming up short in a 4-2 loss to 64th-seed He Guoqiang.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has revealed he's considering retiring from snooker after his issues at the English Open. The 48-year-old is one of the greatest players in the sport's entire history, having set record after record during the course of his glittering career.