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Selby came back from a slow start to beat Barry Hawkins 6-3 in their opener in Telford. He looked very strong as he posted breaks of 75, 73, 67, 66 and 56 to win five of the last six frames.\ nO’Sullivan booked his place in the last 16 with a comfortable 6-2 win over Zhou Yuelong. . on Tuesday and now the two old enemies will meet in a successful quarter-final on Thursday night.The pair have not met that much in recent years. , just once so far this season, with the Shanghai Masters match being their only match at any competition after 2021..

Selby hasn’t had his best season yet, but he knows that if he can maintain the form he showed when Hawkins went down, he’ll be a problem for everyone.’It makes the next game easier. right? I’ve got Ronnie!” Selby joked on ITV. “No, I appreciate every game I play against Ronnie so I’m really looking forward to it.”If I play like I did after the break with that authority. and confidence, I’ll have a chance

O’Sullivan has won four tournaments with Selby this season, but says the shine of the racket makes it easier to prepare for a match.”You know what you’re going to do. Take Ronnie with you, he rarely plays at a bad level,” the 40-year-old said. . “He’s either really good or not fit, which makes your job a lot easier going into the match because you know you have to turn up and if you don’t, you go home.”Not a fan, Selby played on O’s suggestion. Sullivan and Jester remembered an old nickname Raketti had given him early in his career.”The Tormentor!” Selby said. “Yes [we”. played] in a grand final. He gave me good cover in a lot of them and I beat him in a few so I’m really looking forward to that..