The final of the 2025 Snooker World Championship will be staged for the old and the young, and the 50-year-old "golden left hand" or boxer is afraid of being strong

In the semifinals of the 2025 World Snooker Championship on the 3rd local time, Welsh "Golden Left Hand" Mark Williams faced the world's No. 1 Trump, and the 50-year-old Mark Williams finally reached the final and became the oldest player in the World Championship final.

Mark Williams is 50 years old

In this semi-final, Trump once put aside the score of 7:3, but Mark Williams then took over the game - 11 times to score a 50 or more, including a single stroke of 123 in the last game, the result won the whole game 17:14, and reached the final of the World Championships for the fifth time, and he won the last three times (2000, 2003, 2018).

"He's Ancient, his eyes are gone, but he's in the final!" Rob Walker, the famous snooker host, introduced Mark Williams after the game.

Mark Williams reached the final of the World Championships for the fifth time

The 50-year-old "potting machine," the oldest finalist in World Championship history, admitted that he had cramped in the latter part of the semi-finals, his back arm muscles tightened a little, and he almost missed the last black ball in the final game. "I can't believe I made it to the final, I don't even know how I did it. How can I compete with the world No. 1 (Trump), who has won 6 titles this season, in 3 days (the semi-finals are held in 4 quarters in 3 days)? I should be proud of myself. “

Mark Williams, who stopped in the first round of the last World Championships and has only been crowned champion of champions this season, said in February that his eyes were broken, his vision deteriorated severely, and he would see three or four balls ghosting when he hit the ball.

"I tried to wear contact lenses for waves, but my eyes were very uncomfortable." He was scheduled to have a lens replacement surgery on the 12th of next month in the hope of extending his career by four to five years, but now that he has achieved such a good result, "I may have to reconsider, I want to get my deposit back." ”

Zhao Xintong is 22 years younger than Mark Williams

Mark Williams will meet Zhao Xintong, a Chinese player 22 years younger than him, who was banned for being involved in the match-fixing case, and swept "Rocket" O'Sullivan 17-7 in the semifinals to reach the final of the World Championships for the first time.

Trump believes that if Mark Williams maintains his level, he will definitely become a world champion again, "He has always been consistent, if I play against other players in the semi-finals, I can definitely reach the final, so I have to pay tribute to him." ”