Mark Williams needed less than half an hour today to polish off Anthony Hamilton 10-1 and reach the second round of the 888.com World Championship in Sheffield.
The Welshman, winner of the title in 2000 and 2003, led 8-1 overnight and while he did not add to his tally of five half-century breaks from the opening session, the two frames he required to progress came swiftly.
Hamilton had a good previous record against Williams but this time he was completely blown away, although ironically he compiled the only ton of the match with a 115 in frame five.
Williams endured a couple of years in the doldrums until capturing the most recent ranking event, the China Open, and looks to be hitting form at just the right time.
