RONNIE O’SULLIVAN reached the semifinals of the Players Championship with a 6-3 win over China’s Ding Junhui on Wednesday.

Five-time world champion O’Sullivan fell 2-0 behind, but made three century breaks, including 100 and 121 in the final two frames to progress.

“I never worry about the scoreline because if I find some form, I can reel off four or five frames on the trot,” O’Sullivan told ITV.

O’Sullivan has been this season’s form player and is looking for a record-equaling fifth ranking title of the season in Llandudno, having claimed the English Open, Shanghai Masters, U.K. Championship and World Grand Prix.

Four-time world champion John Higgins went out but Judd Trump progressed. In the first round, Scotland’s Higgins was whitewashed 6-0 by fellow countryman Anthony McGill, who made breaks of 64, 61 and 57 to reach the quarterfinals where he will face Englishman Shaun Murphy.

Defending champion Trump came from behind to beat Stephen Maguire 6-3, winning three frames in a row. (SD-Agencies)