Selby on win
Selby was chuffed with his win over O’Sullivan as he spoke post-game.
He told ITV: “To beat Ronnie in any tournament is a great score.
“But to beat him in the way I did I am very pleased.
“What I am doing now is what I need to do win or lose.
“The game is hard enough without thinking of how to play.”
Stats show cutting edge
Selby dominated the game all the way through the stats.
Live pot success: 90% – 97%
Long pot success: 4/5 – 8/10
Safety success: 62% – 88%
Total points: 121 – 550
Highest break: 58 – 105
Fans react to shock result
Fans have flocked to social media to react to O’Sullivan’s shock 6-0 loss to Mark Selby.
One posted: “Mark Selby just whitewashed Ronnie O’Sullivan 😳 unbelievable.”
A second wrote: “Dear, oh dear Ronnie O’Sullivan. He needed this humbling, but take nothing away from Mark.
‘Probably the best I’ve seen him play for some time.”
A third commented: “Absolute world class performance from Mark Selby.”
Another added: “Total no contest in tonight’s big match at the Players Championship.”
It’s happened before…
The last time Ronnie O’Sullivan was thumped 6-0 in a snooker match was back in 2022.
The Rocket was whitewashed by Ding Junhui During the UK Championship at the Barbican Centre in York.
O’Sullivan 0-6 Selby (58-70)
Frame, set and match!
What an amazing demolition by Mark Selby to whitewash Ronnie O’Sullivan out of the Players Championship.
O’Sullivan 0-5 Selby (58-43)
Selby sinks an incredible long-range pot to give himself a chance of wrapping this up now.