British Open 2023 snooker: Mark Williams holds off Mark Selby to become second oldest ranking title winner

Mark Williams won the British Open for the third time with a 10-7 victory over Mark Selby in Cheltenham.

The Welshman becomes the second oldest player (48 years and 194 days) to win a ranking title, with only his compatriot Ray Reardon (50 years and 14 days) ahead in that category. By the time the Class of ’92 of Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins and Williams retire, that record will surely have fallen.

Remarkably, Williams and Selby had last met over two years ago at the 2021 World…