WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP: BRILLIANT BINGHAM ROCKETS INTO LAST FOUR

SightRight’s Stuart Bingham produced a stunning performance to defeat five-time World Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and move into the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship at The Crucible, Sheffield, on Wednesday.

38-year-old Bingham claimed an impressive 13-9 victory against pre-tournament favourite O’Sullivan to set up a last four clash with Judd Trump, which gets underway on Thursday evening.

“It’s an unbelievable feeling,” Bingham said after reaching the one-table set-up stage at The Crucible for the first time in his twenty-year professional career.

“I’m really looking forward to the semi already. It’s a dream come true to be playing here in the one-table set-up and I’m over the moon to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 13-9.

“I kept calm during the game but I got a little bit emotional afterwards. I called my wife and had few tears. My coach, Stephen Feeney, gave me a bit of a bear hug which was a nice moment.

“I started working with Steve about five years ago and I’ve gone from strength to strength since. I was a bit of a journeyman before then to be honest and I wouldn’t have believed that five-years later I’d be playing like that, beating Ronnie and getting to at least the semi-finals of the Worlds.”

Basildon ace Bingham, who produced a sensational 145 break in the match, kicked on in the final session, which began with the pair tied at eight legs apiece.

O’Sullivan took the opening frame of the evening but the SightRight star reeled off five in a row in a ruthless hour-long spell to complete a brilliant triumph.

‘The Rocket’ praised Bingham after the defeat. O’Sullivan said: “Stuart has been playing some great snooker for the last five years. He was fantastic and there wasn’t a lot I could do. He just pushed me around. I was the second best player all the way through the match. I was outplayed, it was there for everyone to see.”

Bingham’s career has been transformed in the last five-years thanks to his hard work, dedication and the innovative coaching methods of Feeney and SightRight cue technology helping him maximise his potential and ultimately play better Snooker.

This season has seen a further increase in form and consistency, with Bingham being one of only three player to win three titles, so it is no surprise to see him in the semi-finals of the sport’s showpiece tournament.