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Ben Parsons

Mark Williams names new world's best player after Ronnie O'Sullivan shock defeat

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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