Williams, the provisional world number 42, lost 4-1 to Ken Doherty and the exit now leaves the Welshman in serious danger of failing to secure a top 32 starting rank next season.
And it's sufficiently likely that Ofgem says the government needs to give serious consideration to the case for further measures to secure gas supplies.
And we will keep on being a victim to shifts in the oil market until we finally get serious about a long-term policy for a secure, affordable energy future.
"We completely understand the urgency to get Jiggers Bank reopened as soon as practically possible but we are faced with a unique and serious situation in terms of devising a sustainable solution to secure the rockface, " she said.
He last played for Pakistan in 2004, the year in which he suffered a serious knee problem that effectively ruled him out of first-class cricket until this season, when Sussex moved to secure his services.