UK Championship Snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan hammers Robert Milkins
Ronnie O'Sullivan took just 68 minutes to crush Robert Milkins 6-0 on his way to a place in the quarter-finals in York.
Last Updated: 04/12/13 10:01pm
The 'Rocket' raced to a whitewash with the minimum of fuss to set up a last-eight clash with Stuart Bingham, who he beat in the final of the recent Champion of Champions event in Coventry.
O'Sullivan took the opening two frames with breaks of 76 and 63 and it was one-way traffic from there on.
He made 93 and 58 to lead 4-0 at the interval and 67 and 57 to wrap up victory.
O'Sullivan said afterwards: "I played some good stuff. I was hitting the ball with much more authority, which allows me to be a bit more aggressive and go for my shots a bit more freely.
"It hasn't been like that this whole week. I've had spells where I haven't been able to take the game by the scruff of the neck."
Bingham awaits after a routine 6-1 win over Irish surprise package David Morris.
O'Sullivan said of the Basildon player: "We had a good match in Sheffield and a good match in the Champion of Champions.
"Stuart's one of the most consistent performers on the tour and has been for the past two or three years. He's getting to the latter stages of most events now and he's one of the favourites to win tournaments."
On the other table, former world champion Neil Robertson made almost equally short work of Joe Perry, the Australian running out a 6-1 winner.