Mark Williams plays 'best snooker shot EVER'... fans can't believe what they've just seen
MARK WILLIAMS pulled off what is being dubbed 'the shot of the tournament' at the World Championship.
“That is the shot of this year’s Championship.”
— Live Snooker (@Livesnooker) May 5, 2018
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Williams was 13-11 down against Barry Hawkins going into the final session of their semi-final.
Hawkins looked to have put Williams in a small bit of trouble in the 15th frame with the Welshman needing to play a safety.
But the two-time world champion had other ideas. He proceeded to strike the red off the top cushion, sending it over the middle pocket where it nudged in a red.
It had Crucible fans on their feet and snooker supporters into a frenzy on Twitter.
One wrote: "wow wow wow! Mark Williams your a genius."
"Mark Williams is brilliant to watch in this kind of form. Makes it look easy #snooker," said another.
"That Mark Williams shot was the best plant I've ever seen in over 35 years of watching #snooker! #bbcsnooker #snookerworldchampionship," tweeted another user.
While a fellow fan added: "Just seen the shot of the championship if not of the crucible @BBCSnooker go Mark Williams @markwil147."
Williams' opponent Hawkins lost in the opening round on his first five visits to Sheffield.
But he has now been in a final and the semi-finals in five of the last six years.
Hawkins said last night: "I remember my first time in 2006 when I won the opening frame against Ken Doherty and thought, 'What's all the fuss about?'
"He beat me 10-1 and for the next few years I kept losing. I was thinking, 'I might never win a match here.'
"The contrast to today is ridiculous. Now my goal is to lift the trophy and I will give everything to do it."