Cork teenager Aaron Hill has knocked out 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan in the European Masters.
World Snooker Tour debutant Hill, 18, caused a massive upset by beating world champ O'Sullivan 5-4 in round two in Milton Keynes tonight.
Ranked 115th in the world, Hill raced into a 3-1 lead, only for O'Sullivan to rattle off the next three frames, leaving him just one away from victory.
However O'Sullivan was left stunned when Hill took the final two frames - producing a 78 break in the last one to nick the victory.
Hill, the current European under-18 champion, won the EBSA European under-21 Snooker Championships in March, earning a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour.
After the stunning win, Hill said: “I am almost speechless. He has always been my hero, but I wasn't out there just happy to be in the same arena. I wanted to win.
“And I am just so pleased to win for myself and for my family and everyone back in Cork. My phone has gone mad since I finished.
“At 3-1 up I thought I was favourite and could have gone 4-1 but after the interval he came back well. However I still told myself I'd have taken 4-3 down at the start, and that helped.
“I told myself to go out an enjoy it and that I had nothing to lose, and it is a fantastic win so early in my professional career.
“His comment about there being no good young players coming through was in my mind, and hopefully I have shown him there is some talent there.”
