I've seen speculation but no idea what the real word is. I do know that watching Williams last year he has a lot of talent but still made some head scratching decisions/moves. I'm just saying Travis looked good against the competition he faced. Would Williams have looked better? I have no reason to believe so. Still ... against top competition ... who knows?
BTW: word is the have an upcoming small open tournament where some may attend. Starters are going to Cliff Keen in Dec, not sure if extras can enter. So we might see some of the questions entering that next tournament.