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O’Sullivan loses in third round of Welsh Open snooker

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Cardiff: Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan was beaten by local hero Matthew Stevens 4-3 in the third round of the Welsh Open snooker tournament here.

Both players missed numerous chances in the thriller as Stevens ended a run of nine consecutive defeats against the five-time world champion Wednesday, as per reports.

“I missed a chance to go 3-2 up, but then I was pleased with my clearance to stay in the match at 3-3,” said Stevens, who has never reached the final of this event.

“I scraped over the line although I was fortunate that Ronnie missed a lot of balls. I’ll take any win against him. It has been 12 years since I beat him and maybe that’s why it took so long for me to close it out. It’s nice to give the Welsh crowd something to cheer about.”

O’Sullivan said to worldsnooker.com: “Matthew played a good match and deserved his win. He’s had a lean few years but he’s a great player and has under-achieved. It’s unfortunate for me but that’s snooker – you win some and lose some and have to accept the losses. It was a good crowd and a good atmosphere – I’m just disappointed to have lost.”

Ben Woollaston beat Mark Allen 4-3 with a top run of 90. Ali Carter built a 3-1 lead over Matthew Selt with a top break of 103 before being hauled back to 3-3. But Carter, enjoying his best run since his return from cancer treatment, took the decider 67-19.

Neil Robertson and Mark Selby both battled their way into the last 16 with narrow 4-3 victories.

Robertson came from 2-1 down to beat Jamie Cope while world champion Selby needed two hours and 56 minutes to beat Peter Ebdon 4-3.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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