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Saengkham stuns Williams to book World Grand Prix semi-final berth

GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Rookie Thai cueist Noppon Saengkham continued his astounding run in the ongoing World Grand Prix 2023 as he downed Mark Williams to make it to the semi-finals.

Saengkham, who knocked out former world champions Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan in previous rounds respectively, downed another former champion as he edged Williams by 5-3 to qualify for the semi-finals.

The 33rd-ranked cueist Saengkham continued to impress with his skills as he dominated Williams by 5-3 in the Best of Nine.

Saengkham was off to a flying start to the quarter-finals clash against Williams as he claimed the first two frames with utter domination to push his Irish counterpart to the backfoot.

Williams, however, soon recovered and claimed the next two frames to neutralize Saengkham’s lead.

The enthralling quarter-final kept hanging in balance after six frames with both cueists level at 3-3.

Saengkham then upped the ante and dominated Williams in the last two frames to confirm another astonishing victory in the ongoing ranking event.

The Thai cueist will now take on Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen in the first semi-final.

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Trump downs Williams to seize second Masters title

LONDON: English cueist Judd Trump secured a thrilling 10-8 victory over his Welsh opponent Mark Williams to capture his second Masters title.

In a thrilling final of the championship, the charismatic Trump outpowered the experienced Williams by the scores of 10-8 in the Best of 19 to win his first Masters title since 2019.

The see-saw battle between the two cueists went right down to the wire before Trump won the last three frames to complete a close victory over Williams.

The two potters remained involved in a tug of war throughout the match with Trump pulling ahead and Williams level or vice-versa till the 16th frame.

After 15 frames, Williams was just two shy away from victory but Trump displayed sheer dominance in the next three frames to capture the title.

Trump scored three centuries, including seven fifty-plus breaks. Williams, however, scored the best break (138) of the match in the first frame.

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Trump seals a thriller to set World Snooker Championship final with Ronnie

SHEFFIELD: The 2019 world champion Judd Trump secured a thrilling 17-16 victory over the three-time champion Mark Williams and stormed into the final of the ongoing World Snooker Championship, here on Saturday.

In a thrilling semi-final of the championship, the charismatic Trump outpowered the experienced Williams by the scores of 17-16 in the Best of 33.

The see-saw battle between the two cueists went right down to the wire, as Trump won the decider frame to complete a close victory over Williams.

The two potters remained involved in a tug of war throughout the match with Trump pulling ahead and Williams level or vice-versa.

In the last two frames, Williams was just one shy away from the victory but Trump secured the last two hard-fought frames to book his spot in the final.

Trump scored five centuries, including eight fifty-plus breaks. Williams, however, scored the best break (137) of the match in the 18th frame.

The 32-years-old English cueist Trump will be up against his countryman Ronnie O’Sullivan in the final of the championship.

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Mark Williams storms into the World Snooker Championship quarters

SHEFFIELD: Welsh Snooker player Mark Williams secured a crushing second-round victory as the eighth-ranked cueist thumped the 72nd-ranked Jackson Page to book his spot in the quarter-finals of the ongoing World Snooker Championship.

In the second-round fixture, Williams thrashed Page with a session to spare by the scores of 13-3 in the Best of 25 to become the first one to book a quarterfinal berth in the ongoing tournament.

Williams was off to a flying start as the Welsh cueist secured seven consecutive opening frames to secure an early and massive lead over Page.

The eighth-ranked Williams scored five centuries in the opening seven frames of the match; displaying complete domination over his young opponent.

Page then managed to get to the scoreboard after securing a hard-fought victory in the eighth frame by 73-60.

Williams, fuelled with momentum, won three more frames to extend his lead to 10-1. The 47-years-old Welsh player scored two more centuries in this period.

Page, on the other hand, again tended to fight back as he showed his capabilities by winning a neat 12th frame to cut the margin to 10-2 only for Williams to score two more centuries and move just one short of the victory.

With Williams just one shy from securing the victory, Page showed the sign of retaliation as he claimed his third frame of the match but missed his only century of the match; scoring 99.

Page, however, could not keep his momentum with himself and Williams claimed his 13th frame to secure a second-round triumph to book his place in the quarter-finals.

Williams scored nine centuries in his second match of the World Championship, with the best break of 127, which came in the 14th frame.

Mark Williams breezes into last 16 in World Snooker Championship

SHEFFIELD: Welsh Snooker player Mark Williams secured a convincing first-round victory as the eighth-ranked cueist thumped the unseeded Michael White to book his spot in the last 16 of the ongoing World Snooker Championship.

The world number eight Williams, who faced his countryman White in his first match of the campaign, defeated the latter by 10-3 in the Best of 19.

Williams dominated White right from the start as the veteran secured seven opening frames including three centuries with the best break of 138 in the fifth frame.

White then looked to bounce back by winning the next two frames to reduce the lead to 7-2. Williams, on the other hand, responded with a century in the 10th frame as he finished at 104. He then scored 99 in the 11th frame to restore his lead to 9-2.

With Williams just one shy from securing the victory, White showed the sign of fightback as he claimed his third frame of the match with his first century of the championship.

White, however, could not keep his momentum with himself and Williams claimed his 10th frame to secure a first-round triumph with his fifth century in the match.

In another first-round fixture, the 13th ranked Anthony McGill secured a comprehensive 10-7 victory over the 43rd-ranked Liam Highfield.

In a see-saw battle between the two cueists, the Scottish McGill held his nerve calm to claim a comprehensive victory by 10-7 in the end.

McGill could not score any century in his first match of the World Championship, with the best break of 71, which came in the 5th frame.

ROUND 1 RESULTS

Mark Williams 10-3 Michael White
Anthony McGill 10-7 Liam Highfield
Mark Allen 10-6 Scott Donaldson

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