Ronnie O'Sullivan reveals how he saw off Stephen Maguire to reach UK Championship final
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN has revealed how it got it done against Stephen Maguire in the UK Championship semi-final.
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O’Sullivan booked his place in the final with a 6-4 battle.
O’Sullivan was cruising to begin with as he lead 4-0 after breaks of 61, 54, and 64.
Maguire battled back to 5-4 before O’Sullivan saw him off.
He will meet Shaun Murphy or Ryan Day in Sunday's best-of-19 final.
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"He came back at me but I was lucky to be 4-0 ahead," O'Sullivan told BBC Sport.
"He didn't capitalise on the first few frames and I did well to stay in and am pleased to reach another UK final.
"I knew he was playing well because I saw his results and he looked to be cueing well. I knew I had to play decent to get through.
“He looked to be cueing pretty good so I knew I had to play decent today and luckily I was just able to do enough really.”
O’Sullivan also survived a scare in the fourth round as he beat Thai youngster Sunny Akani 6-5.
He will now face the winner of Shaun Murphy vs Ryan Day in Sunday's best-of-19 final.
