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Mark Williams

Mark Williams MBE

'The Welsh Potting Machine'

2x Snooker World Champion

Mark James Williams, MBE (born 21 March 1975, Cwm, Wales) is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, Mark Williams has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine. Mark Williams has been ranked the world number 1 for a total of three seasons in his career.

The first left-handed player to win the World Snooker Championship, Mark Williams has won 18 ranking tournaments (fifth on the all-time list), including the UK Championship and the Masters twice each.

Mark Williams is only the third player after Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry to win all three majors in one season. Following his second World Championship his form declined, and he dropped out of the top 16 following the 2007/2008 season, but regained his place for 2009/2010. Williams since went on to win two further ranking titles, the 2010 China Open and the 2011 German Masters.

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World Snooker Championship 2012 - Williams halts Chuang fightback to progress

World Snooker Championship 2012 - Williams halts Chuang fightback to progress

Mark Williams fought off Chinese qualifier Liu Chuang to come through 10-6 and become the last man through to the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship second round. On the other side Stephen Maguire leads Joe Perry 5-3 with three centuries between them.

Apr 26, 2012 Read Article...

Hearn issues warning to players

Hearn issues warning to players

World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn issued a stern warning to the players today at a press conference in the Crucible. Also announced were European wildcards for Tony Drago & Luca Brecel as well as format changes to the Welsh Open & German Masters.

Apr 23, 2012 Read Article...

PartyPoker.net German Masters 2012 - Day Three

PartyPoker.net German Masters 2012 - Day Three

Its day three of the PartyPoker.net German Masters snooker at the Tempodrom in Berlin and we will find out which four players will make up tomorrow's semi-final lineup. The likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump & Neil Robertson all play today

Feb 3, 2012 Read Article...

BGC Masters 2012 - Neil Robertson v Mark Williams Live

BGC Masters 2012 - Neil Robertson v Mark Williams Live

It's Day 6 of the BGC Masters 2012 at Alexandra Palace and for today and tomorrow I am fourtunate enough to be reporting live from the event. Today's first quarter-final features the only two left-handed players to win the world title; Neil Robertson & Mark Williams.

Jan 20, 2012 Read Article...

UK Championship 2011 - Last 16 Round-Up

UK Championship 2011 - Last 16 Round-Up

Round-up and results of all the last 16 matches at the williamhill.com snooker UK Championship 2011. Plenty of shocks happened as defending champion John Higgins lost to Stephen Maguire and qualifier Marco Fu beat Mark Selby.

Dec 8, 2011 Read Article...

Shanghai Masters 2011 - Selby Stuns Williams in Shanghai

Shanghai Masters 2011 - Selby Stuns Williams in Shanghai

The Jester from Leicester Mark Selby has won his first ranking title since the Welsh Open in 2008 by beating Mark Williams 10-9 from 9-7 down at the Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters 2011 in Shanghai.

Sep 11, 2011 Read Article...

Shanghai Masters 2011 - Semi-Final News

Shanghai Masters 2011 - Semi-Final News

Results and reports from the semi-finals at the Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters 2011. Mark Selby faced Mark King in an all-english clash and world no.1 Mark Williams faced the 2010 world champion Neil Robertson.

Sep 10, 2011 Read Article...

Australian Open 2011 - Bingham Strikes Gold

Australian Open 2011 - Bingham Strikes Gold

Stuart Bingham, a pro of 16 years has finally laid his career demons to rest and has captured his first major ranking title at the Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, beating Mark Williams 9-8 in the final.

Jul 24, 2011 Read Article...

Australian Open 2011 - Semi-Finals

Australian Open 2011 - Semi-Finals

It's the sixth day of the Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo and we know the identity of the two players that will be in tomorrow's final. Stuart Bingham continued his impressive form of late and saw off Shaun Murphy and Mark Williams came through his match against Ken Doherty.

Jul 23, 2011 Read Article...

Australian Open 2011 - Quarter-Finals

Australian Open 2011 - Quarter-Finals

It's the fifth day of the Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo and the quarter-finals were held today. There were more shocks today as Stuart Bingham made it through the grudge match against Mark Allen and Ken Doherty beat Wuxi Classic champion Mark Selby.

Jul 22, 2011 Read Article...

World Snooker Awards 2011 - Top Honors for Higgins

World Snooker Awards 2011 - Top Honors for Higgins

World Snooker hosted it's inaugural awards ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel, London today in support of the killing cancer charity. Many awards were given out on the night but the big one; the World Snooker player of the year went to the UK, Welsh and World Champion; John Higgins!

May 6, 2011 Read Article...

World Championship 2011 - Day 1 - Trump's Triumph

World Championship 2011 - Day 1 - Trump

After months of waiting the first day of competition in the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship's at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield has finally started! The fans were treated to a feast of Snooker on the opening day including a shock result in the Neil Robertson v Judd Trump opening match.

Apr 16, 2011 Read Article...

Welsh Open 2011 - First Round Results

Welsh Open 2011 - First Round Results

After three days of exciting matches, multiple final frame deciders and relatively few shocks we know which players have made it through to the last 16 of the Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open at the Newport Centre with the Welsh trio; Mark Williams, Ryan Day and Matthew Stevens all making it through.

Feb 15, 2011 Read Article...

Williams Triumphs in Germany

Williams Triumphs in Germany

'Welsh Potting Machine' Mark Williams has won his second ranking title in less than a year by beating Mark Selby 9-7 in an exciting German Masters final at the Tempodrom in Berlin. Mark takes home 50,000 Euro's and his 18th ranking title of his career.

Feb 7, 2011 Read Article...

Ladbrokes Mobile Masters 2011 - Day 2 Event Report

Ladbrokes Mobile Masters 2011 - Day 2 Event Report

After an exciting first day of action at the Ladbrokes Mobile Masters where both  Mark Selby and Ali Carter lost to lower seeds Mark King and Peter Ebdon  respectively, I was in attendance of the second day with more shocks to come in the Ding v Williams and Dott v Higgins matches.

Jan 11, 2011 Read Article...
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