Mark Williams won the 20th ranking title of his career as he thrashed Graeme Dott 9-1 in the final of the German Masters in Berlin.
The 42-year-old won his first way back at the Welsh Open in 1996 before enjoying a golden period from 1999 to 2003 in which he won two world titles and two UK Championships - while he'd also collected a pair of Masters crowns by then, which are of course equally prestigious yet non-ranking.
His 18th ranking title came in 2011 when the German Masters was first held at the Tempodrom but after success dried up after that and he had to wait until last November to get his hands on a major prize again when he lifted the Northern Ireland trophy following a 9-8 triumph over Yan Bingtao.
Williams becomes the fifth player to reach that landmark after Stephen Hendry (36), Ronnie O’Sullivan (31), John Higgins (29) and Steve Davis (28).
The Welsh veteran's career 32nd ranking final proved to be a much easier affair than his last as he thrashed Dott 9-1, with top breaks of 110, 79 (x2) and 66 (x2).
