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Mark Williams at a tournament in 2018 (archive photo)
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He beg your pardon, wrote Mark Williams on Sunday on Twitter.
He has been a professional snooker for 30 years, but that has never happened to him.
Williams fell asleep in the middle of a match at one of the sport's most prestigious tournaments.
It had nothing to do with his opponent, wrote Williams and then gave the explanation for the incident: He still feels the consequences of his corona illness.
"I woke up with no idea where I was," said 46-year-old Williams after his loss to Anthony Hamilton in the British Championship late on Sunday.
Williams, a three-time world champion and one of the most popular professionals on the tour, was sitting in his chair and leading 3-2 when he suddenly nodded off.
It was his opponent Hamilton's turn.
Williams said he was "devastated" having only just got back into the game after contracting Covid-19 in October.
(Read more about Long-Covid here.) »I should be playing in the morning or in the afternoon.
The longer the day goes, the more tired I get, ”Williams said.
He lost the match in the end 5: 6.
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