Mark Williams joins Ronnie O’Sullivan in heavyweight Seniors British Open field

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Mark Williams is joining the festive Seniors action (Picture: Getty Images) Mark Williams has completed the line-up for the Seniors British Open in December, joining Ronnie…

Mark Williams has completed the line-up for the Seniors British Open in December, joining Ronnie O’Sullivan in an impressive field.

The event will take place at Vaillant Live in Derby on December 27-28 and features a high profile eight-player line-up.

Stephen Maguire will make his Seniors debut, with reigning champion Joe Perry back to defend the title he won by beating Jimmy White in last year’s final.

The Whirlwind will be in action again, as will Ken Doherty, Reanne Evans and Mark Davis in the tournament shown on Channel 5.

51-year-old Williams, who won the World Seniors Championship way back in 2015, but has not played on the circuit in recent years, is looking forward to a return and to raise money for charity.

‘It’s been over 20 years since I last played a tournament in Derby!’ Williams said. ‘I’m going to enjoy battling it out with the old boys and anything I win is going straight to the Hospice of the Valleys.’

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On announcing O’Sullivan’s inclusion last month, World Seniors Snooker chairman Jason Francis stated that ‘over 4 million watched on Channel 5’ last year as the tournament was played from December 26-28.

With the additions of the Rocket and the Welsh Potting Machine, viewing figures are likely to be strong again in the slot between Christmas and New Year.

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