I think back to 2016 when he lost in the quarter-finals of the World Championship to Ding Junhui, he (Williams) said to me afterwards, ‘that’s probably the last chance I’ll ever have of winning the World Championship’.

He confounded everybody two years later by winning the World Championship and he’s just carried on since then to be among the world’s top players.

He is one of the all-time greats, and the most remarkable thing is his longevity.

He’s quite genuine about this, he does have problems with his eyesight, in terms of his long potting.

I spoke to him in Llandudno back in February and that was causing him a real problem.

But he’s just got this natural ability. One of his great strengths is his temperament. He’s just unflappable, nothing seems to faze him.

He cares about winning, but he’ll give the impression that he doesn’t get too upset about losing.

I think the fact that he doesn’t get too down on himself when he loses or doesn’t play well, it’s done him the world of good.

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say he is one of the all-time greats of Welsh sport when you consider what he’s achieved.