RONNIE O’SULLIVAN’S

turbulent week at snooker’s English Open came to an end after he lost to China’s Mei Xiwen in the fourth round. The five-time world champion has cut a frustrated figure at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley, which he described as a ‘hell hole’ last year. O’Sullivan had beaten Hossein Vafaei 4-1 earlier in the day and led 3-2 against Mei, who stormed back to triumph 4-3.