The snooker star "mischievously walked up the steps and sat down" after hitting the cue and handing it to the spectator
On April 24, 2024, according to brand writer Samir, Mark Williams suffered an accident at the World Snooker Championships, and in a frustrating encounter, he broke his club and sat on the steps instead of sitting in the seat.
Mark Williams punched the club at the World Snooker Championship and then sat down on the steps next to his seat, his anger peaked.
The former champion went out early against Si Jiahui. Williams attacked the red ball in the pocket, but he was at the wrong angle and the ball was blasted out of the bag.
Williams immediately hit his cue, which appeared to damage the cue, and handed the cue to a very surprised fan in the front row. Then he returned to his place, but instead of sitting in the seat assigned to him, he chose to sit on the steps next to him and watch.
Si Jiahui won the tiebreaker with a score of 10-9. Williams has won world titles in 2000, 2003 and 2018.
The Welsh legend, seeded fifth in the tournament, led 5-4 in the first stage of the tournament on Monday. However, before Williams pulled back two games, Si Jiahui won four games in a row to take an 8-5 lead. Si Jiahui led 9-7 in the next game and had a chance to seal the victory, but missed a pink ball that gave Williams hope. He chased two games in a row.
However, in the deciding game, Williams missed a key red ball that should not have been missed, opening the door for Si Jiahui, and he withstood the pressure and contributed a high-quality single stroke of 77 points to win the game. After the race, the three-time champion questioned whether he would be in Crucible again, but not retire.
"I'll be 50 next year and I'm looking around for opportunities," he said. I love every minute of it. I don't know if I'll ever come back here again. I didn't think about my future, but it's a tough game, so it's hard to keep playing on these venues and you have to treat it as a do-or-die fight. Hopefully you'll see me play next year, but I'll be 50 next year and I can't keep playing. ”
Williams also backed the race-finishing talent to become China's first World Title hope. He added: "I didn't play well throughout the game, but in the end I played well. ”
"It's one of the best single-shot scores you've seen under pressure, and if he can do that regularly, then he's a future world champion. He definitely has the potential to win a World Championship. Whether it's this year or next, who knows, it's going to be tough. ”
In response, Si Jiahui said: "I'm happy to hear these compliments, so I have to thank him, it means a lot to him. I'm going to do my best, but I don't think I'm really going to be able to win a World Championship at my current level. (Welcome to click to pay attention to Runwu AB, please indicate the source for reprinting, thank you)