Mark Williams refrained from dropping in an expletive to describe that black that nearly stayed up during his post-match press conference. "I think I played well through the match and the tournament I have not done a lot wrong. I am looking forward to it. I know he's an amateur but we all know he is not," he said.

SHEFFIELD, England (Reuters) -Welshman Mark Williams rolled back the years and advanced to the world championship final by defeating world number one Judd Trump 17-14 at the Crucible on Saturday, with the 50-year old becoming the oldest player to reach the decider.

Three-time winner Mark Williams booked his place in this year's World Snooker Championship final with a hard-fought 17-14 win over Judd Trump at the Crucible Theatre on Saturday. Zhao, bidding to become the first Chinese player to win the world title,