中华时报英国（王北方 赵雪湄）自从今年8月世锦赛夺冠以来，奥沙利文还没有获得过冠军。在欧洲大师赛上，他被新人小将亚伦·希尔（Aaron Hill）击败，本赛季已经两次输给了世界排名64开外的选手。巡回赛上他已经2次输掉给乌森巴赫尔，在去年的威尔士公开赛中，他遭遇了对手4比2逆转。
29日的比赛，输掉前两局之后，奥沙利文以68的单杆得分赢得了第三局，这也是他在这场比赛中的最高分数。第四局，他领先35分，但随后一个失误将母球击入袋中让对手清台成功，乌森巴赫尔中场休息时以3-1领先。
接下来的两局双方平分秋色各拿下一局，然后奥沙利文连赢三局，以5-4领先。他曾在第10局有过一次制胜的机会，当时他以37-0落后，但他只得了14分，之后他在错失一记底袋红球。乌森巴赫尔得到40分双方战至5-5平，来到决胜盘。
在决胜局开始不久，乌森巴赫尔通过一杆漂亮的远台进攻将红球打进单杆拿下47分。他此后通过防守再获得机会，又得到36分赢得了比赛的胜利。
O’Sullivan hasn’t won a title since his Crucible triumph in August and has now lost twice this season to players ranked outside the world’s top 64, having been beaten by rookie Aaron Hill at the European Masters. And he has now lost both of his career meetings against Ursenbacher, having suffered a 4-2 reverse at last year’s Welsh Open.
After losing the first two frames today, O’Sullivan won the third with a break of 68, which turned out to be his highest of the match. In the fourth he was 35 points ahead with one red left, but then a safety error sent the cue ball in-off and his opponent cleared to lead 3-1 at the interval.
The next two frames were shared, then O’Sullivan won three in a row to lead 5-4. He had a match-winning opportunity in frame ten, from 37-0 down, but made just 14 before missing a red to a top corner. Ursenbacher made 40 for 5-5.
A superb long red from Ursenbacher early in the decider began a run of 47. He ran out of position, but then got the better of a safety exchange and added 36 for victory.