World Championship 2021 – ‘He likes doing things his own way!’ – Mark Selby laughs at Mark Williams

Updated 27/04/2021 at 19:58 GMT

Mark Williams endured a torrid opening session of his quarter-final against Mark Selby. The three-time world champion returns to the baize on Wednesday trailing 6-2. It could have been worse mind, with the Welshman compiling a 111 in frame eight to give the session an air of respectability . The 46-year-old ended the frame in humorous fashion: attempting to clear the colours with the rest.

‘He likes doing things his own way!’ – Selby cracks up as Williams tries to clear colours with rest

Mark Williams attempted to clear yellow to black with the rest during the eighth frame of his World Championship quarter-final against Mark Selby.

The 46-year-old cueist had been handsomely outplayed by Selby, but, trailing 6-1, gathered himself to contribute a 111 in frame eight to give the match an air of respectability ahead of the second session on Wednesday morning.

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However, towards the end of that break, on the yellow, Williams needed the rest. He potted it into its pocket in rather standard fare. What came next was anything but standard as the 2018 champion tried to navigate the rest of the colours with the rest. He potted the green and brown but, hampered on the cushion, made a hash of the blue.

“What is he doing here?” said Dominic Dale on commentary as Williams sized up the green.

However, as he reached the blue, Dale added: “Go on then, let’s see you play this from the cushion with the rest!” as the camera cut to his opponent laughing in incredulity in his seat.

Williams missed but Phil Studd summed it up nicely: