English Open: Mark Davis beats Ronnie O'Sullivan to reach first ranking final

Davis has yet to advance beyond round two at the World Championship

Mark Davis reached the first ranking final of his career with an emphatic 6-1 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan at the English Open in Crawley.

Davis, 46, who turned professional in 1991, made a century and four fifty breaks in his comprehensive victory.

O'Sullivan, 42, won last month's Shanghai Masters but had no answer to Davis and his highest break was 56.

Davis will play Stuart Bingham in Sunday's final after the former world champion beat Stephen Maguire 6-3.

Playing in his sixth semi-final, Sussex cueman Davis took the opening frame but a long-range plant from O'Sullivan led to a 56, which levelled the contest.

It proved to be his only frame as Davis compiled an assured 102 followed by a 93 to lead 3-1 at the interval.

He continued his composed form after the interval with an 84, then added a 65 in frame six.

O'Sullivan, whose win over 18-year-old Luo Honghao on Friday was tainted by an unspotted foul that left him feeling "awful" when told about it, quickly succumbed to defeat.

"If Ronnie plays well I am not going to beat him," Davis told Eurosport. "He was struggling but I put him under pressure. This week is probably the best I've ever been mentally."

O'Sullivan, winner of 33 ranking events, said: "I had chances early on but he played really well and once he got hold of the game I just had nothing to give.

"He's been a pro a long time and for him to make his first final you've got to be happy for him."

Bingham is seeking his fifth ranking title

Bingham, the 42-year-old world number 15, made a 76 to level at 2-2 at the interval against Maguire.

Maguire, ranked 16, who won the last of his five ranking titles in 2013, edged ahead after the resumption.

But Bingham, who won the world title in 2015, won the next four to reach his first ranking final of the year.

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