Ken Doherty
1997 world champion on BBC Two

For them to be able to play at the standard they're playing at, at their age, is quite incredible. The game is tough enough as it is, but when you get older, it gets even tougher.

They're still producing wonderful snooker, they can still cope with the pressure and they're still loving it.

Aren't we blessed that they're still playing so well at their age?

So Ronnie O'Sullivan looks set to join Mark Williams and John Higgins - at their combined age of 148 - in the quarter-finals...

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Ken Doherty
1997 world champion on BBC Two

Pang probably poked the bear and the worst thing he did was win the first two frames [of the session].

Ronnie just went up the gears, he's getting better and better but I'm sure there are little bits that he's still not happy with.

To win this championship, I think he's going to have to play better. But he hasn't really been touched yet and he looks like he's going to win this match quite comfortably.

After having this hiatus, to have these couple of matches in the World Championship to get up and running, nobody's laid a glove on him yet.

Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC Two

You'd like to finish it in two sessions if you get the chance, but you don't mind coming back if you're 12-4 in front.

The other person has a last supper, that's really horrible.

It's been great so far but I think the best is yet to come from the tournament.

It's another 6-2 session in favour of Ronnie O'Sullivan and the seven-time champion will come back on Monday evening needing just one frame to reach the last eight.

Ding Junhui claims his third frame from four, and his second century in a row, as he makes the scoreline a bit more respectable with a break of 110.

That will be frustrating for Luca Brecel, who now must come back on Monday evening for the conclusion of this match, needing one frame to seal his place in the quarter-finals.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan had left Pang Junxu needing a snooker once in this frame, but then gave away four penalty points by inadvertently potting the yellow.

O'Sullivan pots the final red, though, and now with only the six colours left Pang needs two snookers to have a chance in this frame.

But the Pang Junxu break quickly ends and Ronnie O'Sullivan, in almost a blink of an eye, is close to the winning line in the final frame of the session.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

It would be nice to see Pang pick up the pace a little bit in this visit to the table, and try to bring his average shot time down a couple of seconds at least.

It's at 27 seconds and I'm sure he's a lot quicker in practice. That's the secret - bringing your practice play into the match arena.

His break is at 24 and counting...

Dennis Taylor
1985 world champion on BBC iPlayer

Ding is showing a lot of character here. Every credit with this effort. Fair play to you. A wonderful century break.

Yes, it would have been understandable if Ding Junhui had completely collapsed here, but he's now won two of the past three frames. He knocks in a 107 break to trail Luca Brecel 12-3.

Brecel needs one more, with one left to play today.

John Virgo
1979 UK Championship winner on BBC Two

Pang has had his chances in this frame and if you don't take them, Ronnie O'Sullivan will.

O'Sullivan clears up to the pink and leads 11-4.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan knocks in a couple of very good reds to take pole position in frame 15.

But the seven-time champion can't pot the green.

Pang Junxu leaves himself awkward on the brown and is forced to play safe.

Now it's Ronnie who leads by five points.

Oooh, so unlucky!

Pang Junxu wants to pot a blue over the corner pocket to keep his break going, but he is snookered by a red and doesn't have a good stance to swerve the white down the side cushion.

So he gets the spider out to help with striking down on the cue ball - and swerves just slightly too much, so the blue stays in the jaws.

Pang has a five-point lead with two reds left on the table.

The Ding Junhui fightback was short-lived.

Luca Brecel is now 12-2 ahead.

Remember, if he wins the next frame for a 13-2 victory, it will be the biggest win in any round since John Higgins dismantled Kyren Wilson in round two, 2023.

Pang Junxu is pretty much at the point of no return in this match, which is being played over the best of 25 frames.

He gets a chance among the balls but, potting his first red, he screws back off the black and goes in-off into the corner pocket.

But Ronnie O'Sullivan misses a long red and Pang will get another opportunity.

The balls aren't too nicely situated but there are a few loose ones - Pang, I'm sure, will just be glad of getting some time out of his seat and at the table.

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Those two century breaks were Ronnie O'Sullivan's fifth and sixth of the tournament so far.

Hossein Vafaei is the only other player to have made six centuries at the Crucible this year.

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Ding Junhui finally gets one back against Luca Brecel.

And with that, BBC Two coverage reverts to Ronnie O'Sullivan, who is motoring against Pang Junxu.

John Virgo
1979 UK Championship winner on BBC iPlayer

Century number 1,288 for Ronnie O'Sullivan.

I think what motivates Ronnie is these landmarks. He may make out as though they don't really matter but he's certainly leaving a legacy in the game of snooker with his records.

Only John Higgins and Judd Trump have got past 1,000 centuries in their career.

Ding Junhui is surely going to win a frame...

Oh no he isn't.

DRAMA!

He's gone in-off the blue when the frame looked safe.

Ding is 12 ahead with 13 left.

You wait 12 frames for one, then two come along at once.

Back-to-back centuries for Ronnie O'Sullivan and he's only three frames away from the World Championship quarter-finals.

Since losing the first two frames of this session to Pang Junxu, he's won four in a row.