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Ronnie O'Sullivan Reaches World Snooker Championship Semi-Final After Mark Williams' Incredible Moment Of Sportsmanship

Ronnie O'Sullivan Reaches World Snooker Championship Semi-Final After Mark Williams' Incredible Moment Of Sportsmanship

Brilliant moment between O'Sullivan and Williams during the World Snooker Championship.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Mark Williams has been praised by snooker fans after admitting to a foul during his intense World Snooker Championship quarter-final clash against Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Williams owned up to touching the yellow in a crucial frame versus O'Sullivan on Tuesday.

The 45-year-old poked the yellow ever so slightly which went unnoticed by the referee.

Image: Eurosport
Image: Eurosport


Image: Eurosport
Image: Eurosport

However, the Welshman alerted Jan Verhaas who announced a foul during a key moment of the match.

"I touched the yellow," Williams told Verhaas who replied: "Did you? Thank you," before confirming a foul which resulted in a four-point penalty.

Needless to say, Williams' brilliant gesture got fans talking on social media.

One Twitter user wrote: "Always been a class act has Mark Williams even at a crucial stage he had no hesitation to show his integrity."

A second tweeted: "Fair play such a crucial stage, a show of pure class that."

A third added: "It didn't look like he touched the yellow to me. Fair play to Mark. That's good sportsmanship."

Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA

After sealing a remarkable 13-10 victory over Williams to set up a semi-final clash against Mark Selby, O'Sullivan said: "I love a semi!

"I'd lump on Selby because I don't expect to beat him, and that's not me trying to take the pressure off, I don't need to I've got nothing to prove.

"Just as a bit of insider information from me... I don't know how anyone can beat him."

O'Sullivan faces Selby tonight for a spot in the World Snooker Championship final.

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Topics:Β World Snooker Championship, Ronnie O'Sullivan, snooker

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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