Seven-time world snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has suffered a defeat in the final of the "World Open-2026" tournament held in China.
Idman.Biz reports that in the decisive match that ended on March 22, Thai representative Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated his legendary opponent with a score of 10:7 to become the champion.
The Thai athlete demonstrated a magnificent performance by making three consecutive "total clearances" in the last three frames of the game. This series includes Un-Nooh's seventh maximum (147 points) in his career. This is Thepchaiya's second ranking tournament victory in his career.
For Ronnie O'Sullivan, the "World Open-2026" has gone down in history as the 66th ranking tournament final of his career.
It should be reminded that he defeated Chinese Wu Yize in a tense semi-final match (6:5). The winner of the tournament, Un-Nooh, eliminated another star, Judd Trump (6:4), on his way to the final.