Mark Williams believes he lost to a future world champion on Tuesday as Si Jiahui sent him packing from the Crucible.
Si, 21, made it to the World Snooker Championship semi-finals last year but he is still hugely inexperienced compared to 49-year-old Williams, who admits he is not 100 per cent sure whether he will be back in 2025.
“I didn’t play well all the way through the match, but I was playing well at the end,” he said. “That’s one of the best breaks you will see under pressure and if he can do that more regularly then he is a future world champion.
“He definitely has the potential to win the World Championship. Whether it’s this year, who knows, it will be tough.
“I’m 50 next year and I was looking around. I’ve loved every minute. I don’t know if I will be back here again. I’m not considering my future but it’s a tough game so to keep getting to these venues is hard so you have to treat it as if you’re not going to get back.
“Fingers crossed you will see me playing next year but I’ll be 50 and can’t keep going on forever.”
