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O'Sullivan sees off gutsy Robertson
Snooker, 11:19, January 13, 2010 ,
Ronnie O'Sullivan says he remains some way off his best despite his 6-4 Masters win over Neil Robertson.
'The Rocket' made it through to the last eight of the tournament after coming back from 3-0 down in a thrilling clash at Wembley Arena.
The former world champion eventually pulled level with a break of 87 in the sixth frame, before scores 106 and 76 sealed the win, despite a break of 140 from Robertson.
O'Sullivan, who had been struggling with a neck injury following a minor car crash on Monday night, meets Peter Ebdon in the next round but admitted he is still struggling to find his best form and typically played down his win afterwards.
"I'm not the player I was when I was 15 or 16," he said. "A lot of the time I'm playing sub-standard shots. Now and then I catch hold of one and play a killer shot.
"The only time I play a pure shot is left-handed. The last time I played a good tournament was the (2003) European Open in Torquay and the Irish Masters a couple of weeks later."
Elsewhere, Mark Williams also made it through to the last eight with a 6-3 win over Ali Carter.