Mark Williams eases through at China Championship

Mark Williams opened his campaign at the China Championship with a 5-0 drubbing of Rod Lawler to reach the last 64 in Guangzhou.

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In a match held over to the venue, the world champion showed all his class as runs of 56, 64 and 102 was too much for the 90th-ranked Liverpool player, whose knock of 51 was merely a consolation against the in-form Welshman.

William will face 1997 world champion Ken Doherty in the last 64.

In the first round of the event, there was a 5-3 win for 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham against the 2002 Crucible winner Peter Ebdon with both men hitting centuries.

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