Mark J Williams

Nationality: Wales

(Wales); Male; Born: 21 Mar 1975 (49 years)
Status: Professional; First season as pro: 1992; Ranking wins: 24; Maximums: 2;
Ranking: 14; Euro Tour: 8; Asian Tour: 9
Bio page; Twitter: @markwil147; Other sources: CueTracker ; World Snooker

World Championship (18 Apr - 4 May 2015)
Rd 1		Matthew Stevens [35]	10	-	2	Mark J Williams [15]
China Open (30 Mar - 5 Apr 2015)
Rd 3		Ding Junhui [1]	5	-	2	Mark J Williams [17]	Ding steals frame 2 after Williams misses brown ball. Williams responds well with a 91 break. Ding answers with a ton.
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [17]	5	-	0	Michael Leslie [108]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [17]	5	-	2	Zhao Xintong (a)
PTC Finals (24-28 Mar 2015)
Final		Joe Perry [7]	4	-	3	Mark J Williams [9]
Final	22-73 (64), 0-80 (57), 30-103 (103), 64-15, 68-0 (50) 59-21 (56), 78-7 (54) Referee: Paul Collier Perry came back from 3-0 down. It was his first major ranking title from his third final.
SF		Mark J Williams [9]	4	-	2	Judd Trump [6]
SF	58-23, 74-1 (74), 4-107 (102), 85-0 (85), 24-81 (50), 66-51
QF		Mark J Williams [9]	4	-	3	Matthew Selt [10]
QF	Williams potted three awesome reds to close out the match in the decider. Watch them on YouTube.
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [9]	4	-	3	Mark Selby [4]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [9]	4	-	1	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [21]
World Grand Prix (16-22 Mar 2015)
QF		Judd Trump [4]	4	-	3	Mark J Williams [12]	Watch the third frame on YouTube. Trump wins the decider after Williams tries to double the blue ball. Watch it on YouTube.
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [12]	4	-	3	Ricky Walden [5]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [12]	4	-	3	Ryan Day [21]	Williams was 1-3 down. He won the decider on the black from 60-1 down after a fluke on the final pink.
Indian Open (10-14 Mar 2015)
SF		Michael White [16]	4	-	2	Mark J Williams [10]
SF	41-65, 126-7 (126), 66-23, 80-40, 39-68 (55), 109-4 (87)
QF		Mark J Williams [10]	4	-	1	Robert Milkins [9]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [10]	4	-	3	Judd Trump [3]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [10]	4	-	3	Peter Ebdon [21]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [10]	4	-	2	Eden Sharav (a)
Shoot-Out (4-6 Mar 2015)
Rd 3		Jamie Jones [42]	50	-	12	Mark J Williams [14]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [14]	75	-	17	Peter Ebdon [26]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [14]	123	-	0	John Higgins [12]
World Seniors (2-3 Mar 2015)
Final		Mark J Williams	2	-	1	Fergal O'Brien
Final	30-41, 87-4 (74), 94-0 Williams had a 30 in the first frame with the balls placed difficultly but O'Brien stole the frame with a great clearance. Williams didn't give O'Brien any chances in frame 2 and made it 1-1. Williams had a 47 in the decider but missed the yellow ball and was lucky not to leave anything. Williams later got in again and won the frame and the match. This was his first World Seniors title. He also had the highest break with a 142.
SF		Mark J Williams	2	-	0	John Parrott (a)
SF	70-26, 80-22 (80) Williams missed the 11th red on the way to a max
QF		Mark J Williams	2	-	0	Dominic Dale
QF	69-6, 81-1 (64)
Rd 1		Mark J Williams	2	-	0	Darryn Walker (a)
Rd 1	58-30, 140-0 (140)
Euro Tour 6 (25 Feb - 1 Mar 2015)
Final		Neil Robertson [18]	4	-	0	Mark J Williams [20]	Robertson misses the black frame ball in frame one leading 65-0 with 67 on. Williams gets a chance to steal the frame but misses the black ball on 17 and gives up. Williams misses on 65 in frame three and Robertson later steals the frame. Robertson finishes the match with a ton for his second title in Gdynia and third in Poland. It's his first title since the 2014 Wuxi Classic and he is back up to No.2 in the rankings after Selby. Robertson's 142 in the last 16 tied for the highest break of the tournament with Maflin and Joyce.
Final	65-17 (65), 64-5, 71-67 (63, 67), 117- 0 (109) Referee: Malgorzata Kanieska
SF		Mark J Williams [20]	4	-	0	Jimmy Robertson [27]
SF	68-18 (50), 72-53 (JR 53), 55-50, 74-1 (74)
QF		Mark J Williams [20]	4	-	1	Joe Perry [22]
Rd 4		Mark J Williams [20]	4	-	2	Liam Highfield [55]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [20]	4	-	0	Peter Lines
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [20]	4	-	0	Tom Ford
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [20]	4	-	2	Lee Page
Welsh Open (16-22 Feb 2015)
SF		Ben Woollaston [36]	6	-	5	Mark J Williams [18]
SF	101-6 (82), 57-45, 3-70, 75-1 (75) 7-98 (88), 61-79 (BW 53), 98-17 (90), 85-0 7-101 (50), 58-77, 90-0 (60)
QF		Mark J Williams [18]	5	-	1	Marco Fu [10]
Rd 4		Mark J Williams [18]	4	-	1	Judd Trump [7]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [18]	4	-	2	Jamie Jones [47]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [18]	4	-	2	Barry Pinches [92]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [18]	4	-	0	Lyu Haotian [74]
China Open Qual (14-15 Feb 2015)
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [17]	5	-	1	Lee Walker [109]
Indian Open Qual (12-13 Feb 2015)
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [10]	4	-	1	Zhang Anda [90]
Championship League - Group 7 (9-10 Feb 2015)
SF		David Gilbert	3	-	1	Mark J Williams
SF	0-102 (75), 85-0, 70-0 (67), 69-29 (63)
Grp		David Gilbert	3	-	2	Mark J Williams
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	2	Fergal O'Brien
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	0	Dominic Dale
Grp		John Higgins	3	-	1	Mark J Williams
Grp		Xiao Guodong	3	-	1	Mark J Williams
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	0	Peter Ebdon
German Masters (4-8 Feb 2015)
Rd 1		Mark Allen [6]	5	-	2	Mark J Williams [18]
Asian Tour 3 (20-24 Jan 2015)
SF		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [14]	4	-	1	Mark J Williams [38]
QF		Mark J Williams [38]	4	-	0	Zhang Yong (a) [52]
Rd 4		Mark J Williams [38]	4	-	1	Chen Zifan (a) [55]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [38]	4	-	1	Yu Delu [11]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [38]	4	-	3	Chen Zhe (a) [47]
Rd 2	Williams was 0-3 down
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [38]	4	-	1	Pan Weixing (a)
German Masters Qual (17-19 Dec 2014)
Q Rd 2		Mark J Williams [18]	5	-	1	Yu Delu [52]
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [18]	5	-	4	Luca Brecel [66]
Euro Tour 5 (11-14 Dec 2014)
Rd 3		Judd Trump [2]	4	-	3	Mark J Williams [18]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [18]	4	-	3	Anthony Hamilton [46]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [18]	4	-	1	Tomasz Skalski (a)
UK Championship (25 Nov - 7 Dec 2014)
Rd 3		Stephen Maguire [15]	6	-	2	Mark J Williams [18]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [18]	6	-	0	Jimmy Robertson [47]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [18]	6	-	1	Steven Hallworth [111]
Euro Tour 4 (19-23 Nov 2014)
QF		Shaun Murphy [2]	4	-	2	Mark J Williams [40]
QF	Murphy missed green on way to maximum
Rd 4		Mark J Williams [40]	4	-	3	Mark King [19]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [40]	4	-	3	Mark Davis [8]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [40]	4	-	1	Kacper Filipiak (a)
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [40]	4	-	3	Tom Ford
International Championship (26 Oct - 2 Nov 2014)
SF		Mark Allen [8]	9	-	8	Mark J Williams [21]
SF	92-0 (92), 79-36 (71), 0-120 (120), 0-135 (135) 72-42 (52), 60-76 (54,70), 111-0 (105), 74-36 (55), 77-0 (77) 32-84 (84), 75-4 (67), 46-70, 1-70, 40-102 (102) 73-71 (doubled black for frame), 0-86 (86), 60-46
QF		Mark J Williams [21]	6	-	5	Ronnie O'Sullivan [4]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [21]	6	-	4	Sam Baird [74]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [21]	6	-	2	Barry Hawkins [5]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [21]	6	-	1	Oliver Brown (a)
Asian Tour 2 (20-24 Oct 2014)
Rd 2		Mike Dunn	4	-	0	Mark J Williams [26]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [26]	4	-	0	Zhang Hanxuan (a)
Euro Tour 3 (1-5 Oct 2014)
Rd 1		Oliver Lines	4	-	1	Mark J Williams [24]
International Championship Qual (22-25 Sep 2014)
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [21]	6	-	2	Scott Donaldson [73]
Shanghai Masters (8-14 Sep 2014)
Rd 2		Mark Allen [10]	5	-	1	Mark J Williams [19]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [19]	5	-	4	Barry Hawkins [5]
Rd 1	144 by Hawkins which won him £2,000 for highest break in the televised stage
Wild Card		Mark J Williams [19]	5	-	2	Zhang Yong (a)
6 Red World Championship (1-6 Sep 2014)
QF		Ricky Walden	7	-	6	Mark J Williams
Rd 2		Mark J Williams	6	-	3	Joe Perry
Rd 1		Mark J Williams	6	-	0	Kacper Filipiak (a)
6 Red, F (1-3 Sep 2014)
Grp		John Higgins	5	-	4	Mark J Williams
Grp		Mark J Williams	5	-	3	K Lertsattayatthorn (a)
Grp		Mark J Williams	5	-	2	Adrian Ridley (a)
Grp		Mark J Williams	5	-	3	Jamie Clarke (a)
Grp		Mark J Williams	5	-	0	Chaouki Yousfi (a)
Euro Tour 2 (20-24 Aug 2014)
Rd 1		Rod Lawler	4	-	3	Mark J Williams [9]
Shanghai Masters Qual (12-15 Aug 2014)
Q Rd 4		Mark J Williams [19]	5	-	3	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [56]
Euro Tour 1 (7-10 Aug 2014)
Rd 4		Mark Allen [8]	4	-	1	Mark J Williams [17]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [17]	4	-	1	Ian Glover [91]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [17]	4	-	1	Martin O'Donnell (a)
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [17]	4	-	1	Scott Donaldson [65]
Wuxi Classic (23-29 Jun 2014)
Rd 2		Ryan Day [18]	5	-	2	Mark J Williams [15]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [15]	5	-	1	Mark Joyce [35]
Asian Tour 1 (17-21 Jun 2014)
Rd 2		Stuart Bingham [4]	4	-	3	Mark J Williams [8]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [8]	4	-	0	Chen Xu (a)
Wuxi Classic Qual (24-28 May 2014)
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [15]	5	-	3	Elliot Slessor [80]