Mark Williams got his 33rd professional season underway with a fine display at the BetVictor Championship League as he topped Group Four to reach the second stage.
Welshman Williams, who turns 50 next year, won the Tour Championship in April with one of his best performances in recent years, and is still ranked among the world's top ten.
He opened today with a 2-2 draw against amateur Connor Benzey, making breaks of 90 and 99, then went on to beat Fergal Quinn 3-0 with a top run of 101 and David Grace 3-0 with breaks of 87 and 115.
Former Shoot Out champion Chris Wakelin finished top of Group 17 and he joins Williams in progressing to the second stage, which starts on June 28. A 3-0 defeat of Rory McLeod got Wakelin up and running, and he went on to beat Liam Pullen 3-0 before securing top spot with a 2-2 draw against Ian Burns.
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