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Six weeks after losing 17-16 to Judd Trump in their epic World Championship semi-final, Mark Williams has had plenty of time to reflect on that match and his performances throughout last season. The 2021/22 campaign had many highlights for Williams, notably the arrival of his 24th ranking title at the British Open, and a record-equalling… Read More

Twenty years ago, Mark Williams became World Champion for the first time. Snooker commentator and journalist David Hendon charts the Welshman’s journey from humble beginnings to the top of the game… The grizzled hacks of the snooker press room are not known for their tact, so it proved when Mark Williams paid us a visit… Read More

Mark Williams thrashed Andy Lee 5-1 to secure his place in the final stages of the China Championship. All results Three-time World Champion Williams knocked in runs of 67, 65, 95 and 110 to progress to the last 64 in Guangzhou next month. Mark Allen eased to a 5-1 win over Eden Sharav, firing breaks… Read More

Mark Williams made a superb clearance in the deciding frame to beat James Cahill 4-3 on the opening day of the Kaspersky Riga Masters. All scores Cahill registered a huge shock in April when he knocked Ronnie O’Sullivan out of the World Championship, and he also beat Mark Selby at the UK Championship last season…. Read More

As 2018 draws to a close we reflect on the best match of the year: the Betfred World Championship final. Two giants of the baize clashed in the first ever Crucible final to be contested between two players over the age of 40. Mark Williams defeated John Higgins 18-16 in what turned out to be… Read More

Mark Williams is among the six athletes nominated for the BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2018 award. The Cwm cueman conquered the Crucible for the third time in May, beating John Higgins 18-16 in an epic final. It was his first world title since 2003. Williams has also won the German Masters… Read More

Mark Williams’ 18-16 World Championship final victory over John Higgins in May capped off a history making 2017/18 campaign, which saw the Welshman defy the odds to dramatically return to his best. It was a supreme season from Williams and was the most lucrative of his career, with him accumulating £898,000 in prize money. He… Read More

Mark Williams insists he came close to retirement at the end of last season, but a new coaching method and new cue have given him fresh hope for the 2017/18 campaign. Two-time World Champion Williams missed out on the Crucible this year having dropped out of the world’s top 16. He reached the final qualifying… Read More

Mark Williams is tasked with facing world number one Mark Selby next week in the Dafabet Masters and the Welshman is under no illusions of the task which awaits him. The world number 15 has won the Masters on two occasions, as well as securing 18 ranking titles during his storied career. However, he feels… Read More

Mark Williams is now playing his 25th professional season but insists his days of winning titles are gone. The two-time World Champion from Wales heads to Latvia this week for the first ranking event of the campaign – the Kaspersky Riga Masters. World number 13 Williams performed impressively in the qualifiers in Preston this month,… Read More