Ronnie O'Sullivan booked his place in the last 16 of the UK Championship after beating Marcus Campbell 6-2 in York.
The Chigwell star hit two centuries in the win as he secured a fourth round match against Robert Milkins this evening.
O'Sullivan said: "There's still a long way to go - hopefully.
"The danger is everyone thinking me, Ding Junhui and Neil Robertson are the hot favourites. I believe the winner could come from someone who's just coming into form now.
"I'm not writing myself off, otherwise I might as well throw a sick note in, and I'm not writing off Ding's or Neil's chances.
"I'm just saying that the top-16 guys who have not been getting the results, it's probably a matter of time before they have their good spell."
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