O'Sullivan and Wu Yize eliminated at Champion of Champions in Leicester

Ronnie O'Sullivan and world champion Wu Yize were both eliminated on 11 November 2026 at the Champion of Champions tournament in Leicester; O'Sullivan went down 4-0 to Shaun Murphy and Wu was beaten by Chang Bingyu.

O'Sullivan is a seven-time world champion whose most recent world title came in 2022, and he had been struggling for form ahead of the event. He was making his first appearance since losing to Ka Wai Cheung at the Northern Ireland Open last month. Murphy is the 2005 world champion and had been this year’s World Championship runner-up, losing the final in a deciding frame to Wu Yize. There had been a possibility for Murphy and Wu to meet in the quarter-finals, but Wu was eliminated earlier in the day.

The 50-year-old O'Sullivan found himself 2-0 down to Murphy, who compiled a 68 in the second frame. Murphy produced a 41 break to claim the third frame. He then won the fourth 61-42 to complete a 4-0 victory and secure a place in the last eight.

Against Wu, Chang Bingyu opened their match with a 109 break. Chang then lost the following three frames before winning three frames in succession to take the match and eliminate Wu. The sequence left Chang to progress into the next round.

When Chang and Murphy met later, Murphy inflicted a 6-0 defeat on Chang. Murphy produced breaks of 50, 142, 107, 78 and 70 during that whitewash. The win moved Murphy into the last four without having dropped a frame in that match.

Neil Robertson and Chris Wakelin have already booked their spots in the semi-finals. Murphy's progression into the last four joins Robertson and Wakelin, leaving the fourth semi-final place still to be decided.