Snooker:Ronnie O'Sullivan suffered a stunning 9-6 defeat to qualifier Stuart Bingham tonight in the first round of the UK Championship.
The three-time world champion looked to be fending off Bingham’s threat when he moved from the overnight score of 4-4 to a 6-4 lead with breaks of 62 and 77.
However the 35-year-old, a day on from his birthday, then dropped five frames in a row to make his early exit. Bingham did not even need to score heavily to take the frames, his highest break in the run being a modest 48 to O’Sullivan’s paltry 24.