Record seven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan cruised past Mark King 6-3 to reach the last 16 of the UK Championship in York.
O’Sullivan left King scoreless in the first two frames with breaks of 108 and 70 – and led 3-0.
King battled back to trail 4-3 with a high break of 77, only for O’Sullivan to add runs of 63 and 53 to progress.
He will face former world champion Stuart Bingham or Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham in the next round.
Since winning the World Championship last year, O’Sullivan has had a disappointing 15 months by his own high standards, reaching just one semi-final this season on the back of losing five ranking finals last term.
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