2018 World Championship Final Day 2

Session 3

John Higgins 3-5 Mark Williams (10-15)

Mark Williams needs three more frames to claim his third World Championship title after securing a 15-10 lead over John Higgins in the final.

Welshman Williams, 43, won the last three frames to lead 10-7 overnight and took the first four frames on Monday to open a seven-frame advantage.

Higgins, 42, hit back to make it 14-10, but Williams' break of 44 in the 25th frame ensured a formidable lead.

2018 World Championship Final Day 1

Session 1: John Higgins 3-5 Mark Williams

Two-time champion Mark Williams opened a surprise 5-3 lead over four-time winner John Higgins in the final of the World Championship in Sheffield.

Despite a late-night semi-final finish on Saturday, 43-year-old Williams made a strong start to lead 4-0.

Higgins, 42, hit back by taking three of the next four, including the only century break of the first session, to trail by two.

2018 World Championship Semi Finals

RESULT: John Higgins 17-13 Kyren Wilson 

RESULT: Barry Hawkins 15-17 Mark Williams 

2018 World Championship Semi Finals

10:00 BST: John Higgins 5-3 Kyren Wilson 
13:00 BST: Barry Hawkins 5-3 Mark Williams 
19:00 BST: John Higgins 5-3 Kyren Wilson 

2018 World Championship Semi Finals

Semi-finals - best of 33 frames

Session 1 of 4

John Higgins 5-3 Kyren Wilson 
Barry Hawkins 5-3 Mark Williams 

2018 World Championship Day 12 1/4 finals

Quarter-finals - best of 25 frames

RESULT: Ding Junhui 5-13 Barry Hawkins 

RESULT: Kyren Wilson 13-6 Mark Allen 

RESULT: John Higgins 13-12 Judd Trump 
RESULT: Mark Williams 13-8 Ali Carter