'You can't wing it' - Stephen Hendry unsurprised at Mark Williams' British Open exit after lack of practice

Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry had little sympathy for Mark Williams after the Welshman was unceremoniously knocked out of the British Open by world No. 44 Ben Woollaston. Williams lost 4-1 in a bitty encounter that saw Woollaston profit from his opponent's profligacy when at the table, with the three-time world champion simply unable to locate any potting consistency.

Ad Woollaston will go on to face Jak Jones in the third round. British OpenWilliams joins Higgins and O'Sullivan as latest shock exit with defeat to Woollaston8 HOURS AGO Speaking on ITV Sport, Hendry said: «He [Williams] said after his first match he's hardly been practising. »I know he won this tournament last year getting through matches but you've got to put the work in and he hasn't done.

I'm sure he'll put the work in before the next big event. «He was poor tonight. 'It's not really been about the men' – Selby hails one giant leap for women's snooker Pain of Tour Championship loss may be 'scarring' Higgins — Foulds »Ben just made the least mistakes, it wasn't like there was heavy scoring.

«At the end you just didn't fancy Mark potting anything, he'd gone a bit and lost confidence.» Ken Doherty concurred with Hendry that Williams' preparation — or lack of — was to blame for his uncharacteristically sub-par display. Doherty, the 1997 world champion, said: «Williams started off with a really good break in the first but it was a catalogue of errors [afterwards]. »I think if the first one had've gone in, he might have got some momentum, but it was the beginning of the comeback from Woollaston, and he started to play well.