Snooker: Mark Williams sets up second round match with John Higgins at the World Snooker Championship

Three time champion Mark Williams will face John Higgins in the second round of the World Snooker Championship after a 10-4 victory over debutant Sam Craigie on Wednesday. Debutant Craigie started off well, scoring a break of 74 in frame one before taking the second, however Williams battled back to lead 5-4 at the end of the first session. In the evening session the Welshman was dominant, winning five frames in a row to seal victory. Williams and Scotsman Higgins faced off in the 2018 final, with the Welshman victorious 18-16.