Ronnie O’Sullivan executed his game plan to perfection in beating Jackson Page, according to Alan McManus, while Jimmy White described the performance as awesome.
“Coming into the match he looked super-focused,” White said in the Eurosport studio. “He has got this inner confidence.
“Two of the tournaments he has won this season have been Triple Crowns, and he has produced fantastic snooker right at the end of it.
“Every part of his game for me, his long potting, his safety, his position. I don’t think he missed more than two or three balls in 11 frames. I think he played awesome.
“Also, what he has got here, he is really enjoying the tactical side of it.
“Every part of his game is in good shape, he is confident and looks like he is enjoying himself and he is cueing fantastic.”
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Very good control’ – O’Sullivan wins 10th frame against Page
McManus was impressed with how O’Sullivan approached his match with Page, feeling he measured up the Welshman and broke him down.
“It was very, very good,” McManus said. “It was all the more impressive as he was not using his traditional, strong weapons. I am talking about loads of centuries and long reds. It was more like recognising the threat of danger of your opponent, young Jackson Page who is multi-gifted, and take him back to school. He took him back there and kept him at bay.
“It was an almost faultless performance, but the way he approached it was faultless from what I think was his game plan. I thought it was perfect.”