Ronnie O'Sullivan eased into the third round of the Northern Ireland Open on Wednesday night, making his 972nd career century break in the process.
The Rocket, who made three tons during a 45-minute 4-0 victory over Iran’s Soheil Vahedi in his opening match on Tuesday, was not exactly on his best form against Mei Xi Wen but was rarely troubled in a 4-1 triumph.
Five-time world champion O'Sullivan, however, did make a howler of a break off in the third frame of the night, hitting the cue ball into the blue on the way down.
O'Sullivan will play Tom Ford, while Judd Trump beat Stuart Carrington 4-0, setting the tone when he opened with a break of 137.
World number one Mark Selby eased into the third round at the Northern Ireland Open.
The 35-year-old beat Jimmy Robertson 4-0 with breaks of 128 and 127. He will now face Hamza Akbar in Belfast.
World Championship winner and defending champion Mark Williams lost 4-3 to Ali Carter in a final-frame shootout, with only Carter hitting one break over 50 in an error-strewn match.
Peter Ebdon, the 2002 world champion, overcame Lee Walker 4-3 in the second round.
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