UK Championship snooker 2020 - Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Leo Fernandez to race into second roundRonnie O’Sullivan raced into the second round of the UK Championship with a 6-0 win over amateur Leo Fernandez.
The seven-time champion made three half-century breaks along with a 121 as he needed just over an hour to secure a comfortable victory.Fernandez looked up against it from the start as O’Sullivan quickly took the opening frame and then followed up with a fine 121 break to move 2-0 ahead.
Take advantage of our Black Friday offer to make sure you don't miss a moment from the 2020 UK Championship When Fernandez did get opportunities he wasn’t able to make the most of them as he managed just 22 points in the opening four frames.UK Snooker Championship 2020: Ronnie O'Sullivan through; Stuart Bingham makes 147Betway UK Championship
Dates: 23 November to 6 December Venue: Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
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Ronnie O'Sullivan has reached the UK Championship second round and Stuart Bingham also went through - and became the second player to make a maximum 147 break in this year's tournament.
World champion O'Sullivan progressed with a 6-0 whitewash of Leo Fernandez.
Bingham emulated Kyren Wilson's 147 feat from the previous day in his 6-2 victory over Zak Surety.
Australia's Neil Robertson, a two-time champion, also progressed after thrashing Frenchman Brian Ochoiski 6-0.
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'Maradona was amazing'
O'Sullivan came into the event after being beaten by world number one Judd Trump in Sunday's Northern Ireland Open final and made light work of Irish amateur Fernandez with breaks of 121, 60, 59 and 73.
With more ranking title wins (37), Triple Crown event victories (20) and centuries (1,070) than any player in history, O'Sullivan can lay claim to being the greatest snooker player of all time, and after his match paid tribute to football legend Diego Maradona, who died aged 60 on Wednesday.
O'Sullivan, who is chasing an eighth UK title said: "I have always said I would rather have a short life with tremendous highs than a long life in which you are beige. Maradona had the world in his hands, like Mike Tyson, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Muhammad Ali.
"There are seven billion people on the planet - there have been so many billions of people - and yet you can name 10 that have taken the world by storm in sporting terms and Maradona was one of them.
"We should celebrate what was a great life. What a great sportsman and what he did on the football pitch was incredible.
"Some people would have loved to see Maradona play, others might have rather seen a different style of play - but Maradona captured the brilliance a bit like Lionel Messi. He was amazing."