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21-year-old Yan Bingtao wasn’t even born when Mark Williams scooped his first Masters crown in 1998.
The “Welsh Potting Machine” will now be looking to add to that title and a second in 2003 by winning this event inside the Alexandra Palace after a blistering start.
Williams will now face either John Higgins or Zhao Xintong in the quarter-finals and is currently priced at 16/1 with bet365 to go all the way and collect the Paul Hunter Trophy on Sunday.
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Part of the “Class of ‘92”, Williams is considered one of the real veterans on the World Snooker Tour, but continues to pick up tournament wins on a fairly regular basis.
The 46-year-old won the British Masters and WST Pro Series last year and won an incredible four titles – including the World Championship – across a blistering 2017-18 season.
Judd Trump is the current favourite to win the Masters at 10/3 with bet365.
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