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O’Sullivan, Higgins and Williams stand strong as Class of 92 battle on

Ronnie O'Sullivan plays a shot during his last-16 clash with Pang Junxu.
Ronnie O'Sullivan swiftly moved into a 6-2 lead against Pang Junxu, as he seeks an eighth world title at the Crucible, Sheffield. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Amid all the talk of Chinese domination, the Class of 92 show no sign of giving way just yet. On the eighth day of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Williams and John Higgins all rolled back the years.

There have been plenty of shocks so far, but the three legends of the game are made of tough stuff. Williams is 50, the other two 49, but the class remains. They have won 14 world titles between them and who would bet against that figure rising to 15 a week on Monday?

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