LONDON - World No 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan was knocked out of the Snooker World Championship as he lost to Stuart Bingham 13-10 on Wednesday.

The seven-time world champion reached the quarterfinals for a record-extending 22nd time after seeing off Ryan Day 13-7 in Sheffield on Monday. But his hope of winning the world championship title for a record-breaking eighth time was ended after a gruelling quarterfinal as the 2015 world champion Bingham took five out of the last six frames.

The Rocket will also lose the world No 1 ranking which he had held since April 2022 while Mark Allen will top the list for the first time.

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World No 2 Judd Trump also failed to reach the semifinals as the 2019 world champion was beaten by qualifier Jak Jones 13-9

Meanwhile, world No 2 Judd Trump also failed to reach the semifinals as the 2019 world champion was beaten by qualifier Jak Jones 13-9.

Jones reached the quarterfinals last year as he made his first appearance at the World Championship. The 30-year-old then strode one step further in his second visit at Crucible to reach his second ranking event semifinal in his career.

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The other semifinal will be played between Kyren Wilson and David Gilbert.