CWM'S Mark Williams, pictured, could not hide his disappointment after being sensationally dumped out of the Welsh Open at the Newport Centre last night.

The two time world champion was beaten 5-4 by England's Ali Carter in a thrilling encounter that he could so easily have won.

The Gwent potter squandered at least two golden opportunities to clear the colours in a topsy turvy final frame and he admitted that his current slump in form is the worst of his career.

He said: "I am very disappointed to have lost, considering I had such a great chance to win it at the end. "If I can't win a match with chances like that then it is hard to see how I am going to win any match.

"I don't have any form to pick up and it is a worry, this is a worse slump than I had three years ago and I need wins to get some confidence back.

"It is silly for me to say that I am going to get back and be the player that I was because I'd be lying to myself - I hope to get back to winning tournaments but whether or not I will is another question.

"I wanted to do well in front of my home crowd but this defeat is no worse than any other, it always hurts to lose."

Williams trailed 4-3 after Carter won two frames on the spin (the first with a break of 138, the highest of the tournament so far) but hit back with a break of 68 to take the match to a decider.

But unfortunately for Williams when his chance came he squandered it, misjudging the the final brown, allowing Carter to edge home 79-65.

Bad form aside, Williams was also less than happy with the state of the tables at the Newport Centre.

He explained: "It was the most horrendous table I have ever played on, it was pitiful with balls bouncing around all over the place.

"We have been complaining about the tables at ranking events for the past 12 months but no-one does a thing about it, it is crazy."

Carter will meet Ryan Day in the second round but he admitted he had been fortunate.

He said: "Mark was not at his best today and he had the chance to win but he didn't take it. He is a great player and I am certainly glad to have got the win."