Barry Hawkins sends Ronnie O’Sullivan out of UK Championship in first round

Hawkins comes from 4-2 down to seal 6-4 victory
Defending champion O’Sullivan: ‘I’m used to it’

Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out on the opening day of the UK Championship with a 6-4 defeat by Barry Hawkins in York. Hawkins reeled off four frames in a row to haul back a 4-2 deficit and clinch only his third win over O’Sullivan, the defending champion, in 21 career attempts.

It was a remarkable revival by the 45-year-old Hawkins, who compiled four consecutive half-centuries that left the eight-time champion stuck in his seat for three straight frames.

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