Mark Williams has become the oldest ranking event winner in snooker history thanks to his 10-3 victory over Shaun Murphy in Monday’s Xi’an Grand Prix final.

The Welshman has landed the title in China at 50 years and 206 days, breaking the previous record set by his compatriot Ray Reardon when he won the 1982 Professional Players Tournament at 50 years and 14 days.

The three-time world champion was in fantastic form in the final, racing into a 4-0 lead thanks to breaks of 75, 73, 56 and 68.

Murphy got a frame on the board in the fifth, but Williams then reeled off four more frames to surge into an 8-1 lead.

The Magician managed to win back-to-back frames in the 10th and 11th, but Williams put any epic comeback out of the question with breaks of 65 and 61 to secure a comfortable victory.

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