O’sullivan eases into third round of scottish

Ronnie O’Sullivan progressed to the third round of the Scottish Open with victory over Robert Milkins at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow yesterday.

O’Sullivan, who won his sixth UK Championship last Sunday, made century breaks of 112 and 101 on his way to beating Milkins 4-1.

The five-time world champion will next play Li Hang, who beat Jamie Curtis-Barrett 4-1.

Scot John Higgins made breaks of 144, 138 and 108 in beating Christopher Keogan 4-1 while defending champion Marco Fu beat China’s Fang Xiongman 4-2.

Daniel Wells, who defeated Shaun Murphy in the first round, ousted another big name in Jimmy White with a 4-1 win.

Neil Robertson, the 2010 world champion, beat Liam Highfield 4-2, with a best break of 138 in the opening frame but Ali Carter is out after a 4-3 loss to Ashley Hugill.

Meanwhile Perth snooker pro Scott Donaldson ran into some inspired potting from Welshman Michael White as he bowed out on Tuesday night.

The 23-year-old was on a high after finally winning his first match of the season before stunning world champion and world No 1 Mark Selby at the UK Championship in York.

Donaldson built on that with a late-night victory over Ireland’s Josh Boileau in round one on Monday, and he also took the opening frame against White.

The Welshman then rediscovered the form that saw him win the Paul Hunter Classic in Germany in August, rattling in back-to-back breaks of 127 and 126 as Donaldson sat shellshocked.

The Scot responded with a match-high 52 to draw level at the mid-session interval, but White took both frames when they resumed to go through 4-2.

John Higgins made three century breaks.