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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Mark williams names new world s best player after ronnie o sullivan shock defeat | History Defined

Mark Williams labelled Neil Robertson as the world's best player after Ronnie O'Sullivan 's shock defeat at the English Open.

Three-time world champion Williams hit two centuries - including a historic 147 - in an epic quarter-final match but was eventually downed 5-3 by the brilliant Robertson at the Brentwood Centre.

Williams, 47, became the oldest player to make a competitive maximum break against Robertson in the fourth frame, but could do little to stop the Thunder from Down Under from storming into the semi-finals in Essex.

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