On March 9, Beijing time, the first round of the snooker Turkish Masters broke out of the big cold, the world championship 3 champion Mark Williams out, encountered a round of the main game, once suffered from the opponent 4 consecutive whips, and finally lost to Matthew Stevens 3-5 by the General Bureau.
In this campaign, Mark Williams started well, winning by 72 points and winning the first set easily 72-0. But then, Mark Williams suddenly fell into a slump, and the mistakes continued! Matthew Stevens seized the opportunity to win four straight sets, 64-44, 62-16, 93-0, 67-31, Matthew Stevens only scored a single 93 in the fourth inning, able to win four consecutive sets, or his opponent Mark Williams made too many mistakes.
Trailing 1-4 at the General Bureau, Mark Williams was in a desperate situation, with opponents already taking multiple match points. Mark Williams blasted a single shot in the sixth inning to break 102 points to save the first match point. In the seventh set, Matthew Stevens established a relatively large advantage 48-4, Mark Williams seized the opportunity to reverse the score 63-49, Matthew Stevens missed the opportunity, and Mark Williams chased another set 83-49. In the eighth inning, Mark Williams made a mistake with a black ball and Matthew Stevens won the game.
In fact, Mark Williams is in good shape this season, as one of the 75s of the three older players, he won the snooker British Open title, with 24 ranking titles to finish fifth in history. Mark Williams' defeat was indeed unexpected.