Zhao Xintong moved seven frames away from making the first Chinese player who won the Snooker World Championship after building an 11-6 lead over veteran Mark Williams on the day of the final of the final.

28-year-old Zhang La World Champion three times Williams Playing caught after he made a fiery start to get the first session 7-1 at the Crucible Theater.

But 50-year-old Williams, making offers to become the oldest Snooker world champion, fought again at the evening session.

This still left him five frames back in the best competition of 35 frames.

Williams is trying to overcome Ronnie O’Sullivanwho was 46 years old and 148 days when he won his seven-Eve-equilibrium title in 2022.

The Welshman has reached the final regardless of age and vision problems.

LobsterPlaying as an amateur as he continues his return after a 20-month stop for involvement in a betting scandal, came through four rounds of qualification.

He also produced a stunning show to Thrash O’Sullivan 17-7 with a session to save in his semifinal.

On Sunday, Zhao, the winner of the 2021 United Kingdom Championship, began in command style taking each of the first three frames, including two Century holidays.

Williams lowered the superiority of the leftist shock Zhao to 3-1.

After the interval of the middle session, Zhao, only the second player from China to arrive at the World Final Ding junhuireset his three -frame advantage with a break of 57.

Williams found a shape with a break of 61, just to mistake a ball from a black with the frame at its mercy. He was then unable to make a good cut in red and Zhao cleaned.

Zhao completed his first session in style, taking a 104 break before a brilliant red plant led to a contribution of 83 that made that six frames forward.

Williams won on Sunday evening opening two frames.

But Zhao, in his first world final, regained control with a 71 break to go 8-3 before taking the other to restore his six-frame supremacy.

Williams went 23-0 forward in the 15th frame just to let Zhao come back with a lost red couple.

Zhao then produced an excellent positional pot while going around the angles from red to blue, which aroused an impressive rest of 96 and a 10-5 lead.

Williams was on the verge of winning the next frame with a break of 63 just to lose a clinical red. Zhao then kept his nerve excellently with a 71 cleaning to restore his six-frame advantage to 11-5.

Sunday’s last frame proved a nerve connection to Williams, taking advantage of a lucky snoooker after green, lowered his debts to five frames.

Last resume at 4pm Cet on Monday.