Mark Williams left snooker fans amazed after his stunning shot even though he did not pot a single ball with his effort at the Champion of Champions.
Welsh snooker icon Mark Williams had fans celebrating what they believe was the ‘shot of the year’ during his Champion of Champions first-round clash with Robert Milkins. The 48-year-old lost on the night but will be remembered for his stunning safety shot that saw him escape a seemingly impossible situation.
Williams had been down 4-3 in the best-of-seven tie and was staring at a 14-point deficit with just the pink and black left on the table. In a safety battle, Milkins had left the pink hanging over the bottom corner pocket but Williams knew that if he potted it then his chances of advancing were over.
So Williams then deliberately missed the pink, sending it up the table and into the middle – where his opponent would have fancied his chances at a matchwinning pot – but Williams was able to tuck the cue ball behind the black and snooker Milkins to raucous applause in Bolton.
The three-time world champion had a cheeky grin on his face as he looked back at the table and Milkins, knowing that he had pulled off another in the latest of his exceptional safety shots that fans have become accustomed to over the years.
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