Mark Williams is the last Welshman standing at the Crucible as the Betfred World Snooker Championship enters its second week. Williams holds a 5-3 lead over Gloucester’s Robert Milkins in their second-round clash, but Jamie Jones is out after a comprehensive defeat to Kyren Wilson. The 30-year-old entered the final session 11-5 behind after losing the final four frames of the morning.

Mark Williams insists a third world snooker crown remains in his sights after easing into the second round of the Betfred World Championship in Sheffield. The Welshman last lifted the trophy in 2003, and went more than six years without tasting tournament success until earlier this season.

Mark Williams took a giant step towards the second-round of the Betfred World Snooker Championship after dominating his opening session against Jimmy Robertson. The 43-year-old surged into a 7–2 lead in the best-of-19 clash, and needs just three frames for victory when the pair resume on Tuesday. Robertson looked to have made an ideal start to his fourth Crucible appearance, only for Williams to snatch the opening frame on the black with a 63 clearance.

Matthew Stevens crashed out of the Betfred World Snooker Championship as Kyren Wilson displayed the form which has catapulted him into the world’s top ten. It was always going to be a huge ask for the Welshman, Wilson having stamped his authority on their first-round clash by opening up a 7-2 overnight lead at The Crucible in Sheffield. A break of 121 stretched the 26-year-old’s lead further, before Stevens rallied to take the 11th frame with a gutsy 68 clearance.

Former world champion Mark Williams has launched another devastating self-appraisal after crashing out of the Coral Welsh Open. Williams lost 4-3 in the first round to Elliot Slessor before branding himself “a shadow” of the player he used to be at his peak.

Mark Williams suffered cruel luck and earned the sympathy of Mark Selby after the Welshman was knocked out of the Dafabet Masters by the world number one. Selby capitalised on a stroke of misfortune for opponent Williams to reach the quarter-finals at Alexandra Palace.

Michael White is carrying the Welsh flag into the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open at the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena. The 24-year-old from Neath pulled off a stunning 4-1 victory over defending champion John Higgins to become the only Welshman into the last eight.

Matthew Stevens insisted his main target is the World Championships after he was edged out of the Welsh Open by Martin Gould. Stevens failed to follow fellow Welshman Mark Williams into the last 16 at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena after he lost 4-3 to Englishman Gould.

Mark Williams scrambled into the last 32 of the BetVictor Welsh Open thanks to an emergency repair to his cue tip just before his match against Rod Lawler. Home favourite Williams – who last won this tournament back in 1999 – won 4-2 with a top break of 71 to set up a third round tie with Kurt Maflin in Cardiff. Victory brought relief for the world number 14 whose hopes looked in tatters shortly before the match.