John Higgins v Mark Williams LIVE: Snooker scores from World Championship before Ronnie O’Sullivan plays

No mistake from John Higgins. Pots brown, blue and pink to win a backwards and forwards body 4.

Actually compelling body, each males may have received it and Higgins will lead 3-1 on the mid-session interval. begin for the Scot within the race to 13

Probability for Williams – can clip the yellow in with a skinny reduce. DOES SO and he’s on the inexperienced. Work to do with the remainder of the clearance although.

Deep screw off the inexperienced to provide himself a shot on the brown, BUT HE MISSES IT FROM MID-RANGE! And sticks it up proper over the center pocket. Higgins will clear up right here.

Williams tidies up ultimate two reds after which tries to maneuver the yellow from the facet cushion off the blue. Makes contact, strikes it and large applause from the viewers. Not likely pottable although in the course of the desk.

Performs secure however he’s narrowed his deficit to 59-49 as we transfer on to the colors.

Out of the blue this fourth body has develop into scrappy. Each males miss makeable pots to the nook as they attempt to style the subsequent probability. Nonetheless two reds left, nonetheless 59-37 to Higgins.

Higgins tries to clip the purple into the yellow pocket however he doesn’t have the angle and it runs over the alternative prime pocket for Williams. Probability for Willo though the yellow and inexperienced have run secure.

Higgins earns 4 penalty factors when Williams comes up in need of the pack however no actual harm finished. After which it’s really Williams who will get in subsequent.

A few difficult reds with one on the highest cushion and one on the precise cushion however Williams closes the hole to 59-37 earlier than having to handle them. Tries a double on the one on the precise but it surely jaws out.

Higgins now solely leads 59-37 with two reds left. The body is again within the steadiness as a security trade ensues.

Higgins misses however rapidly will get again in and picks off the unfastened reds as his lead builds – 20, 30, 40 factors.

There’s a central cluster of reds that can want addressing if he’s to win the body on this go to although. Traces up the shot, off the black however he misses the center of the pack and glances a blow off the sting.

Not his finest. He’s left with no pot, so performs secure. A 55-point lead and he’s accountable for this body however Williams not out of it with eight reds nonetheless on the desk. Can he win this security battle to get again in it although?

Higgins rattles a purple within the jaws of the inexperienced pocket and leaves Williams a skinny reduce on it into the yellow pocket. No cube – it was a skinny snick and hits cushion first.

Higgins can stroke a purple into the left nook although, will get good place on the pink and finds himself with a strong scoring probability early in body 4.

No century break for Williams as he tries to pot a purple to the center on 72 but it surely jaws out.

Higgins decides to play on, needing 4 snookers, but it surely feels a forlorn hope. He rapidly misses the pink and concedes the body

Mark Williams wins body three to get his first one on the board

A chuckle from the gang as Williams does a fast signal of the cross as he lands on the black and might nearly pot it previous the reds. Good little bit of levity.

The following pot really breaks the again of the job and he rolls ina purple to maneuver ‘65 factors forward with simply 59 remaining. It’s been a extremely good, hard-working break from the three-time champ.

Now he can calm down and attempt to make a century

Williams doesn’t precisely have the cueball on a string on this break however retains pulling out pots to maintain it going. It’s arduous work however he takes his lead past 40 factors.

One other mid-range purple to the precise nook and once more his cueing holds. The benefit goes above 50.