Three-winter Mark Williams has shown that his permanent category to overcome Chinese star Wu Yizij 10-8 and reaches the second round of the World Championship.
After leading 5-4 overnight, Welshman collected rest periods from 101 and 69 to lead 7-6, but he struggled to get rid of his opponent in an unclear meeting at the Bhutan Theater in Sheffield.
Williams, 50 years old, then left 8-7 but he played a great Snowkar in the final red color to gain an advantage in the sixteenth frame while settling the competition.
A valuable break of 58, which included several amazing shots, transferred it to a frame of victory and concluded its victory by operating the author of 75.
The sixth world number will face Hosein Vafaei, which came through the final framework decision to overcome Barry Hawkins 10-9, while Chris Wakilin made an exciting battle of 2010 champion Neil Robertson to advance 10-8.
It was a great performance from Williams in his seventieth match in the most famous sport site. He was booked for surgery in June, and he was subjected to vision cases in the accumulation of the tournament and was rejecting his own horizons.
In different stages, he got rid of Wu, who scored 1022 points to 838 – but he found an answer whenever he seemed difficult.
“It was a difficult game all the way. I think I was 3-0 and then I wasn't the strongest ball for three or four tires. Some of the balls that the bowl did not believe,” Williams told BBC Sport.
“He has the ability to win this tournament, there is no question at all.”
