Ronnie O'Sullivan narrowly avoided a second major upset in the space of a fortnight as he beat Akani Songsermsawad 6-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the UK Championship.
Having lost to Elliot Slessor at the Northern Ireland Open in one of the upsets of the season, O'Sullivan had to pull out all the stops to overcome the challenge of Songsermsawad, a 22-year-old whose future appears bright on this showing.
Five-time champion O'Sullivan trailed 2-0 and 4-2, levelling up the score on both occasions before his Thai opponent produced a wonderful 128 break to move within one of the last eight.
O'Sullivan, however, edged a tense 10th frame before taking the decider to remain on course for a record-equalling sixth title. He's .
