Tour Championship

Ronnie had his moment of glory in the morning session when he was 3-1 down and he got 3 centuries in 4 frames to go 5-3 up. However in the evening session Williams took 7 frames in a row to win 10-5. While Ronnie was struggling with his potting form, Williams just had that mojo and everything he was trying was just coming off.

Williams hasn't beaten Ronnie in a ranking final for 23 years, since the 2000 Grand Prix. They've both been professionals for 30 years. Williams turned 49 a couple of weeks ago, Ronnie will be 49 in December.

All 12 participants in the Tour Championship now have a break of about 2 weeks until the televised stages of the World Championship. For all players not in the top 16 on the 2 year ranking list, World Championship qualifying starts tomorrow.

Blimey, I was righter than I knew about him being a battler. I think he's often overlooked compared to Higgins and O'Sullivan, but he really does deserve bracketing with them two.