Ronnie O'Sullivan's out in first round
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN crashed out of the UK Championship in the first round, losing 9-6 to qualifier Stuart Bingham in Telford.
Out-of-sorts O’Sullivan had edged 6-4 ahead with breaks of 62 and 77 but then made a series of errors to lose five frames in a row.
Bingham did not even need to score heavily, his highest break in the run being a modest 48 to O’Sullivan’s paltry 24.
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Stephen Hendry was Jimmy White’s nemesis once again as he won the last two frames to win their first-round match 9-8.