Mark Williams will face Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Tour Championship final after an impressive victory over Mark Allen.
Mark Williams will face Ronnie O'Sullivan in Sunday's Tour Championship final after a 10-5 victory against Mark Allen.
The Welshman hit three centuries, including a break of 140 in the ninth frame, as he won the first nine frames in Manchester.But Williams held his nerve to claim an all-important 10th frame to reach his first Tour Championship final. Williams, 49, hit his rhythm in the third frame with a break of 99 and went 5-0 up with consecutive centuries in the following two frames.But Allen showed his resilience, hitting five half-centuries as he suddenly put himself back in contention at 9-5.
Williams, though, made sure an unlikely comeback was halted as a break of 75 set up a showdown with O'Sullivan.World number one O'Sullivan, the 2019 winner of the Tour Championship, beat Gary Wilson 10-7 on Friday to book his spot in the final. The Tour Championship, in its sixth edition, started in 2019 as a tournament for players at the top of the one-year ranking list.How the Scottish and Irish changed footballMore last-minute Man Utd v Liverpool mayhem to come?Moment diver slips during Olympic pool inauguration'Murals are the 21st century statue' - Liverpool's iconic artwork
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