Mark Williams shrugged off a bout of gout to progress at the Coral World Grand Prix in Cheltenham with a 4-2 victory over Barry Hawkins.
The three-time world champion wore a slipper on his left foot and was in obvious pain as he limped around the table to play his shots.
But the 44-year-old Welshman still overpowered former Grand Prix champion Hawkins to book a second-round clash with Neil Robertson.
“I’ve never had gout before,” Williams told ITV 4. “I’ve heard people say how painful it is and now I know, it’s unbelievable.
“You can’t get a sock on it. You’re lying in bed and can’t even have the bed sheets touch you.
“You’re screaming in pain and you can’t do anything about it.”
Gout is a form of arthritis caused by excess uric acid in the bloodstream.
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