Mark Williams against Zhao Xintong Live: Score and updates from World Snooker Finale

This has turned into a very shabby frame. Both men had several chances and Williams leads 32-8 with 67 remaining points.

It feels like a big framework – Williams really has to get one. It closes a nice long red into the right corner, but here too it is not with a real pot for a color, so only one point. Can he grind over the line?

A rare miscarriage of Xintong if he only appears three and although Williams can initially only record seven as an answer, he takes out a beautiful medium red to get back in. Tough Green to follow, but it is in the heart of the bag.

Another difficult shot, this break is not easier, supplies the red with the rest into the corner, but does not end up in one color. Evil Brown in the middle and finally misses! Williams leads 12-3.

Xintong has settled really well here. It looks great in a great form. On the chance, he takes out the second frame clean. Clear the ball with a minimal excitement and when he potter is the last black, it is a first century of the final, exactly 100 points.

Williams got in first, but Zhao Xintong wins Frame 2 to double his lead.

Not a really narrative visit from Williams when he takes a break of 30 to extend his lead to 38: 0, but then the pack shares and remains without red to go.

Williams then pushes out the boat and tries to throw a red pillow first, but misses it and leaves Zhao a herbaceous level of a plant to the right in the middle. Great shot! Falls into his pocket and he can counteract the attack of 38 points here

Williams in First in Frame Two with a nice pot, but misses a fairly simple pot in the left corner when he 8. But Zhao immediately misses in response and transfers a red into the same bag. Maybe more nerves for both men than we noticed?

Good pot with the rest on a red to the yellow bag from Williams to get a second chance in this context

A few points for Zhao, as Williams followed a few times in front of a hard snooker, the lead is 64: 0. He approaches the finish line.

Then a fatal mistake by Williams when he does not use the Cueball with certainty to Baulk and Zhao makes red red to get going again. And he will soon continue with a few further

Zhao Xintong wins frame 1 of the 2025 final

Convincing security battle and Zhao are currently pushing with Williams in an area in which he thinks he would be handed over. If he can actually keep up tactically with the Welshman, it will be in a great place.

The Chinese star then flows a red to the left in the middle as it snaps the pink and goes in. Does not end up on one color, but rolls up behind the brown and lets Williams spread out with the red tones in all possible difficulties when he makes a mistake.

Tidy starts from Zhao, who immediately looks comfortable under the balls. Show no nerves in the greatest game of his life.

The red split well when they are 14 years old and mainly keeps the break. Slightly disabled cueing to 43, lets the red fall into the corner to applaud the crowd.

But soon there is a small mistake when the position on a red runs out when he moves the black to 51. Reluctantly forced to play safely. Good break and a good tour at 51-0, but he would have liked to complete the frame there. The balls look good for those who come in next, so that Williams is still very alive in this context.

And we are underway in the final of the world Snooker Championship 2025. Zhao breaks off and lets Williams take a look at a long red on the right corner, but it rattles in the pine.

Nice simple starter for Zhao dead the green bag and he will have the first chance of scoring.

Huge roars in the melting pot when MC Rob Walker introduces both players.

First it is 'The Cyclone' Zhao Xintong, which is part of the crowd that pushes down the cremation levels, unpleasantly a few of the crowd. He has a big grin on his face.

Mark Williams comes out Delilah And to be honest, a bit temporarily looks to get the steps down. He is 50, I assume. You don't want to stumble on the largest stage.

Extended standing ovation from the crowd – what a reaction! Incredible. It's great. Let us get it going.