A shock exit for Williams

Double world champion Mark Williams suffered one of the most humiliating defeats of his snooker career when he crashed out during qualifying for the Welsh Open.

The 33-year-old, who dropped out of the world's top 16 last year but is provisionally ranked at No12, was beaten 5-1 by provisional world No50 David Gilbert.

Williams said: "He was excellent. I can't be too disappointed because I didn't get into the match." Gilbert, who has never been beyond the last 32 of a ranking event, said: "If I play like I did here I'll be hard to beat."