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Mark Williams makes first ever Champion of Champions final

Mark Williams will meet China's Xiao Guodong in the final
Mark Williams will meet China's Xiao Guodong in the final

Mark Williams is through to his first Champion of Champions final after beating Neil Robertson 6-2 in Bolton.

The three-time world champion swept aside his Australian opponent in their semi-final clash to book a meeting with China's Xiao Guodong in Sunday's showpiece match.

Robertson, a two-time winner of the event, had a break of 50 in the opening frame but soon found himself 4-0 down at the mid-session interval.

Williams took the second frame - which included a re-rack after 25 minutes of safety play - thanks to a run of 66 before then fluking the final red while getting out of a snooker and clearing the colours to move 3-0 ahead.

Robertson got on the board after the mid-session interval with a break of 78 but Williams responded with an emphatic clearance of 132 to move one frame away from victory.

He was forced to wait as a break of 68 saw Robertson extend the game, but Williams comfortably won the eighth frame to progress.

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