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Ronnie O'Sullivan won the Welsh Open in 2004. 2005, 2014 and 2016| Venue: Venue Cymru, Llandudno Dates:13-19 February |
| Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two Wales, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app. |
World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan is out of the Welsh Open in Llandudno after a shock 5-0 defeat by China's Tian Pengfei.
O'Sullivan, who was the favourite to win the event, only potted four balls in the first two frames, with breaks of 66 and 51 giving Tian a 2-0 lead.
The seven-time World champion missed an attempted pot on the last blue in the third frame and the Chinese player ranked 49 in the world extended his lead by potting the last black.
Tian, who beat four time world champion John Higgins in the last sixteen, made a break of 82 to move 4-0 ahead and secured a semi-final place in a ranking event for the first time with a break of 73 to whitewash the seven time world champion
O'Sullivan has had problems with the tip of his cue during the tournament at Venue Cymru but told BBC Wales: "I'm not going to make any excuses. Every mistake I made, I got punished by Tian."
O'Sullivan's defeat means he has failed to qualify for next week's Players Championship - the tournament for the top 16 players on the one year ranking list.
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