Williams on course for play-offs - 10/11/2011

Semi Final 2: Mark Williams 3-0 Matthew Stevens
63-28 (Williams 32), 76-5 (Williams 45, 31), 105-0 (Williams 105)

Despite suffering from an upset stomach that saw him leave the arena at a pace after the second frame, World No.2 Mark Williams completed a tidy 3-0 victory over fellow Welshman Matthew Stevens to give his 2011 Premier League chances a huge shot in the arm.

He now faces John Higgins in the evening’s final and a single frame would see him into the play-offs which take place at Potter’s Leisure Resort in Norfolk on the 26th and 27th of November.

For Matthew Stevens it was a disappointing end to his first appearance in the Premier League since 2002 after he won the opening night in Skegness back in August in such style.

But the match was all Williams as he won a scrappy opener, with a break of 32 tipping him over the line.

Runs of 45 and 31 in the second increased Williams lead and piled the pressure on Stevens, who realistically needed to win the evening to progress.

However, it was Williams who completed an outstanding break of 105 in the final frame, making a tough double on the final red to set him up for the highest break of the evening.