Mark Williams is into the final of the Xi'an Grand Prix, meaning he is just one win away from becoming the oldest-ever ranking event winner.

The Welsh snooker star saw off Daniel Wells 6-3 in the semi-final to make the final to fight for a prize worth £177,000.

Williams will take on Shaun Murphy in Monday's showpiece, where he can surpass the great Ray Reardon.

Reardon is currently the oldest snooker player in history to win a ranking event, which he did so aged 50 years and 14 days in 1982.

The former Welsh snooker ace won the Professional Players Tournament.

But Williams would out-do his idol and fellow countryman out of the water if he succeeds here.

He will be 50 and 206 days old when he faces Murphy, who got the better of Gary Wilson in the other semi.

Williams would also cre

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