Mark Williams resumes Snooker World Championship after being taken to hospital with chest pains

Mark Williams has resumed playing at the World Championship after a health scare. Credit: PA Images

Welshman Mark Williams has resumed his second-round match at the Crucible after attending hospital following a health scare.

The defending world champion had trailed David Gilbert 5-3 at the World Championship in Sheffield on Friday afternoon before feeling pains in his chest.

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Mark Williams entered the Crucible to huge cheers after spending time in hospital yesterday. Credit: PA Images

Williams subsequently posted on Twitter that he was in the A&E department of a local hospital, saying: "Couldn't stick the chest pains no more."

The 44-year-old, who made his own way to hospital, later posted: "Doctors are confidant (sic) it's not anything to do with my heart. Awaiting more tests at 10 o clock."

But Williams took his place in the morning session as he attempted to recover from his two-frame deficit, entering to huge cheers from the Crucible crowd and the Queen song 'Don't Stop Me Now'.