Ronnie O’Sullivan beaten by Hossein Vafaei at the World Open

Defending champion Judd Trump, who won the tournament when it was last staged in 2019, also reached the last eight.

Ronnie O’Sullivan suffered a 5-4 defeat to Hossein Vafaei in the World Open in Yushan (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Iran’s Hossein Vafaei edged out Ronnie O’Sullivan in a thrilling final frame to reach the quarter-finals of the World Open in Yushan.

O’Sullivan fought back from behind on four occasions, the last time with a break of 125, but ran out of position on a break of 62 in the decider.