GWENT snooker ace Mark Williams, pictured, was dumped out of the Rileys Club Masters by the narrowest of margins yesterday.

Williams went out 6-5 to Jimmy White in their quarter final at the Wembley Conference Centre, four days after the Whirlwind knocked out Wales' Matthew Stevens by the same score.

White lost his focus after play was halted prematurely at the end of the third frame.

Williams complained to referee Paul Collier about the uneven bounce coming from the cushions but primarily from the top rail.

White was asked his opinion and agreed table fitters should try to rectify the problem.

"I should have won 6-4 but got another terrible bounce," said Williams, the former world champion and twice Masters title holder.

"And in the last frame Jimmy was twitching all over the place but every time I potted a red I couldn't get on a colour.

"The tables have been like this for 12 to 18 months and no one is taking any notice."

Williams' top break to that point was only 35 while White compiled runs of 73, 51 and 30.

When the game resumed Williams knocked in breaks of 78, 52 and 53 to square the contest at 3-3.

White responded with 68 to regain the lead. But back came Williams to obtain parity once more.

When White missed the final green in the ninth frame Williams cleared with 25 to lead for the only occasion.

The 24-minute decider was littered with errors but White finally fell over the line with a top break of just 14.