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No. 3 – Williams helps make mark with fearless pot on yellow
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Judd Trump summed up succinctly the state of potting utopia attained by Mark Williams in the course of their epic semi-last at the Earth Championship in April.
“I led 12-5, but you are almost certainly improved becoming close in opposition to them. You know some thing is heading to occur.”
Beautiful breaks of 138, 137, 137, 119, 77, 70, 59, 58, 57, 53 and 52 more than the closing 25 frames observed the rejuvenated Welshman generating peak variety beneath the most powerful scrutiny.
The long potting that has been the trademark of his golden 30-12 months career came to the fore with his pot on a yellow in the course of the dying throes of the 20th frame specially memorable.
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Williams trailed 12-7 and 50-44 when he contemplated opting for an simpler safety providing or attempting a hard pot on yellow at the major close of the table. His conclusion to assault creating a thrilling final result.
The pot was difficult adequate, but his cue ball control in lacking the black, swinging the white about his have crafted angles and holding for the inexperienced off four cushions was one thing to behold.
“Excellent, fantastic,” mentioned 1986 globe winner Joe Johnson. “Is it likely to bounce plenty of? What a shot that was. That is the shot of the championship so considerably.
“He imagined about it and imagined about it. What a shot he has performed there.”
‘What a pot’ – Williams pots gorgeous yellow and green to aid him win body
Trump by some means steeled himself to claim the last two frames from 16-15 guiding in a match that lose the outdated cliché about no one remembering semi-final losers.
Not a lot of onlookers will forget about this basic Crucible dust-up.
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