Williams Becomes Favourite No 4

SHEFFIELD, England, April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Mark Williams has become the fourth different clear favourite with the sponsors for the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship, cut to 2/1 after opening a 5-3 lead in his semi-final against John Higgins. The Welshman is 8/13 to reach the final at the expense of the Scot, who has drifted to 5/2 to land a fourth Crucible title and 6/5 to avenge his two previous semi-final defeats by Williams. Judd Trump is now the 9/4
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Fri, April 29th, 2011

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