RONNIE O’SULLIVAN eased into round three of the International Championship with a 6-2 victory over home favourite He Guoqiang in Nanjing.

The seven-time world champion recovered from losing the opening frame to take control of the contest with breaks of 73, 87, 83 and 70.

The Chinese player edged a tight sixth frame to reduce his deficit before two further half-century breaks from world number five O’Sullivan set up a last-32 meeting with Pang Junxu.