Snooker: Parrott tips Williams to hit top form

John Parrott does not believe the disappointing form shown by his conqueror Mark Williams in their Embassy World Championship first-round match is any guide to the Welshman’s title chances.

Williams claimed he had played ‘‘like a pig with a shotgun’’ in his 10-7 victory over the Question of Sport team captain, who will now assume his familiar BBC summariser’s role for the rest of the tournament.