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'Mark J. Williams, MBE' (born 21 March, 1975, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales) is a Welsh professional snooker player.
In April 2004 Williams' fiancee Joanne gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy named Connor. His second child, a daughter, was due in March 2007 [2]
Williams was originally an amateur boxer.
Williams was awarded an MBE in June of 2004.
Williams has won 16 ranking tournaments, including two World Championships, and is the first left-handed player to win the World Championship.[3]
Williams` first ranking win came in January 1996 when he claimed the Welsh Open title, beating Stephen Hedry in the final. After an unsuccessful campaign at the 1996 World Championship, he won the first ranking event of the new season - the Grand Prix - in October 1996, beating Euan Henderson 9-5 in a tournament notable for several surprise first-round casualties (including Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Nigel Bond and Peter Ebdon) and two unseeded semi-finalists in Hendrson and Mark Bennett. He went on to win his first Masters title in 1998. The 1999/2000 season proved to be his defining moment, and he won both the UK Championship and the World Championship. These results, along with another ranking title and three runner-up positions, allowed him to capture the number 1 position.
Another impressive performance came in the 2002/2003 season when he won the Triple Crown of Snooker: the UK, Masters and World titles, in a single season. This made him the only the fourth player after Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis and John Higgins to hold these titles simultaneously, and only the third player after Davis and Hendry to have won them all in one year.
The following season he lost in the first round of the 2003 UK Championship to Fergal O'Brien, and entered a run of poor form which saw him slide to 9th in the world rankings for 2005/2006.
On April 20, 2005 he became the first Welshman, and the fifth player in history, to score the maximum 147 break at the Crucible Theatre during the World Championship. He did this in the final frame of a 10-1 first round victory over Robert Milkins. [4]
On March 27, 2006, Williams won his first ranking event in two and a half years, the China Open in Beijing, beating John Higgins 9-8 in the final. This helped him return to the top 8 in the world rankings after a dramatic fall in the provisional rankings which saw him facing a possible drop out of the top 32.
Williams is believed by some snooker pundits to be the one of the greatest long potters in the game. [5] He has compiled 204 competitive centuries during his career.
It was revealed during the World Snooker Championships in April 2006 that Williams had split with coach Terry Griffiths. The two remain very close friends, but Terry would no longer be coaching him. [6]
On September 2, 2006, Williams won the Pot Black trophy after racking up a 119 century break in the final against John Higgins.
Williams is often referred to as 'Mark J. Williams', to distinguish him from another Mark Williams, an English player from the 1990s. After his 1998 Masters win, the prize money was sent to the wrong Mark Williams by accident.
★ World Championship - 2000, 2003
★ Grand Prix - 1996, 2000
★ Regal Welsh Open - 1996, 1999
★ British Open - 1997
★ Irish Open - 1998
★ Thailand Masters - 1999, 2000, 2002
★ UK Championship - 1999, 2002
★ China Open - 2001, 2006
★ LG Cup - 2003
★ Benson & Hedges Masters - 1998, 2003
★ Pot Black Trophy - 2006
★ Player profile and contact detail on 110sport.com
1. World Snooker profile of Williams
2.
3. Profile on Global Snooker Centre
4.
5.
6.
'Mark J. Williams, MBE' (born 21 March, 1975, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales) is a Welsh professional snooker player.
| Contents |
| Personal Life |
| Career |
| Tournament Wins |
| Ranking wins |
| Other wins |
| Links |
| References |
Personal Life
In April 2004 Williams' fiancee Joanne gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy named Connor. His second child, a daughter, was due in March 2007 [2]
Williams was originally an amateur boxer.
Williams was awarded an MBE in June of 2004.
Career
Williams has won 16 ranking tournaments, including two World Championships, and is the first left-handed player to win the World Championship.[3]
Williams` first ranking win came in January 1996 when he claimed the Welsh Open title, beating Stephen Hedry in the final. After an unsuccessful campaign at the 1996 World Championship, he won the first ranking event of the new season - the Grand Prix - in October 1996, beating Euan Henderson 9-5 in a tournament notable for several surprise first-round casualties (including Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Nigel Bond and Peter Ebdon) and two unseeded semi-finalists in Hendrson and Mark Bennett. He went on to win his first Masters title in 1998. The 1999/2000 season proved to be his defining moment, and he won both the UK Championship and the World Championship. These results, along with another ranking title and three runner-up positions, allowed him to capture the number 1 position.
Another impressive performance came in the 2002/2003 season when he won the Triple Crown of Snooker: the UK, Masters and World titles, in a single season. This made him the only the fourth player after Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis and John Higgins to hold these titles simultaneously, and only the third player after Davis and Hendry to have won them all in one year.
The following season he lost in the first round of the 2003 UK Championship to Fergal O'Brien, and entered a run of poor form which saw him slide to 9th in the world rankings for 2005/2006.
On April 20, 2005 he became the first Welshman, and the fifth player in history, to score the maximum 147 break at the Crucible Theatre during the World Championship. He did this in the final frame of a 10-1 first round victory over Robert Milkins. [4]
On March 27, 2006, Williams won his first ranking event in two and a half years, the China Open in Beijing, beating John Higgins 9-8 in the final. This helped him return to the top 8 in the world rankings after a dramatic fall in the provisional rankings which saw him facing a possible drop out of the top 32.
Williams is believed by some snooker pundits to be the one of the greatest long potters in the game. [5] He has compiled 204 competitive centuries during his career.
It was revealed during the World Snooker Championships in April 2006 that Williams had split with coach Terry Griffiths. The two remain very close friends, but Terry would no longer be coaching him. [6]
On September 2, 2006, Williams won the Pot Black trophy after racking up a 119 century break in the final against John Higgins.
Williams is often referred to as 'Mark J. Williams', to distinguish him from another Mark Williams, an English player from the 1990s. After his 1998 Masters win, the prize money was sent to the wrong Mark Williams by accident.
Tournament Wins
Ranking wins
★ World Championship - 2000, 2003
★ Grand Prix - 1996, 2000
★ Regal Welsh Open - 1996, 1999
★ British Open - 1997
★ Irish Open - 1998
★ Thailand Masters - 1999, 2000, 2002
★ UK Championship - 1999, 2002
★ China Open - 2001, 2006
★ LG Cup - 2003
Other wins
★ Benson & Hedges Masters - 1998, 2003
★ Pot Black Trophy - 2006
Links
★ Player profile and contact detail on 110sport.com
References
1. World Snooker profile of Williams
2.
3. Profile on Global Snooker Centre
4.
5.
6.
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