Ronnie O`Sullivan bows out tamely to Stuart Bingham

Five-time world snooker champion Ronnie O`Sullivan`s eventful world championships came to a disappointing end on Wednesday when he lost 13-9 in the quarter-finals to fellow-Englishman Stuart Bingham.

O`Sullivan, whose mercurial behaviour during the tournament saw him play part of a frame without his shoes on, almost snap his cue in half and make an obscene gesture, had no answer to Bingham`s play in the final session having gone in all square at 8-8.

Indeed, O`Sullivan won the opening frame of the evening session to go 9-8 up but after that he barely got a look-in against a player he had humbled 13-4 in the quarter-finals at the 2013 championships.

Bingham, winner of two ranking events, broke down on the way to a maximum 147 effort, having pocketed 11 reds and 11 blacks, as he edged to within two frames of victory.

A composed 51 took world number 10 Bingham closer to the winning line, before a 66 break gave him a famous victory and a place in the last four for the first time on his ninth visit.

Earlier Shaun Murphy followed Judd Trump -- who will play Bingham -- into the semi-finals after overcoming giant-killing Scottish qualifier Anthony McGill 13-8.

McGill had beaten Stephen Maguire and defending champion Mark Selby to reach the quarter-finals on his tournament debut, but 2005 champion Murphy proved a bridge too far.

Murphy compiled three centuries, which enabled him to race away from McGill at 6-6, and secured his place in the last four with a 67 break.

Asked if he felt capable of winning a second world title, Murphy replied: "I`d like to think so. I`ve had good years here before and know what it takes to win this tournament.

"It`s a massive deal to be in the semi-finals. I`ve not been there for six years."

McGill said: "I got completely hammered. He was far too good."

Murphy will face either Neil Robertson or Barry Hawkins, whose match was interrupted a frame early due to slow play with the Australian trailing Hawkins 8-7.

The 15th frame lasted 70 minutes and 22 seconds -- just five minutes short of the record set by Maguire and Mark King in 2009 -- with Hawkins taking it to ease ahead prior to the concluding evening session.

Earlier, Trump overcame illness to secure a last-four berth by completing a one-sided 13-4 victory over China`s Ding Junhui.

Picking up after establishing a 12-4 overnight lead, world number six Trump -- a runner-up in 2011 -- produced a break of 66 to end Ding`s interest in the competition before mid-morning.