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: 15;
Bio page; Twitter: @markwil147; Other sources: CueTracker ; World Snooker

World Championship Qual (5-12 Apr 2017)
Q Rd 3		Stuart Carrington [48]	10	-	7	Mark J Williams [17]
Q Rd 2		Mark J Williams [17]	10	-	9	Liam Highfield [80]
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [17]	10	-	7	Zhao Xintong [83]
China Open (27 Mar - 2 Apr 2017)
Final		Mark Selby [2]	10	-	8	Mark J Williams [13]
Final	Session 1: 122-9 (54), 100-3 (100), 0-124 (124) 109-6 (105), 1-82 (82), 73-46 (50) 47-71, 80-23, 32-106 (106) Session 2: 1-75 (68), 76-22 (55), 29-91 (65) 0-81 (81), 99-0 (95), 55-70 70-0 (70), 129-4 (124), 86-16 Referee: Jan Verhaas In frame 4, Williams brushed the brown with his cue whilst potting the first red of the frame, effectively gifting the table to Selby. Re-rack in frame 13. This was Selby's 11th ranking title and fourth of the season.
SF		Mark J Williams [13]	6	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [76]	Vafaei played in his first semi finals
SF	77-48, 63-6, 70-56 (62, 56), 103-0 (103) 76-26 (52), 11-98 (98), 69-1 (69)						Vafaei played in his first semi finals
QF		Mark J Williams [13]	5	-	1	Shaun Murphy [5]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [13]	5	-	4	John Higgins [4]	Re-rack in frame 8
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [13]	5	-	2	Michael Holt [20]	Re-spotted black in last frame. Williams needed snooker and forced it.
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [13]	5	-	1	Zhang Anda [70]
Gibraltar Open (1-5 Mar 2017)
QF		Shaun Murphy [4]	4	-	3	Mark J Williams [11]
Rd 4		Mark J Williams [11]	4	-	3	Mark Davis [24]	Williams was 3-0 down
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [11]	4	-	3	Zhao Xintong [69]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [11]	4	-	2	Zhang Yong [74]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [11]	4	-	1	Adam Edge (a)
Shoot-Out (23-26 Feb 2017)
Rd 2		Andy Hicks (a)	58	-	35	Mark J Williams [7]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [7]	62	-	9	Jamie Jones [25]
Championship League - Group 6 (22-23 Feb 2017)
Grp		Ricky Walden	3	-	1	Mark J Williams
Grp		Martin Gould	3	-	2	Mark J Williams
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	2	Mark Selby
Grp		Stuart Bingham	3	-	0	Mark J Williams
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	2	Ryan Day
Grp		Shaun Murphy	3	-	2	Mark J Williams
Championship League - Group 5 (20-21 Feb 2017)
Final		Judd Trump	3	-	0	Mark J Williams
Final	62-22 (57), 83-30 (61), 101-9 (100) After losing the Welsh Open final on Sunday Trump didn't lose a single match in this event.
SF		Mark J Williams	3	-	0	Shaun Murphy
SF	105-0 (105), 101-0 (68), 91-35 (63)
Grp		Judd Trump	3	-	2	Mark J Williams
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	1	Liang Wenbo	An early concession by Williams in frame 3 earned him a warning from Paul Collier
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	2	Stuart Bingham
Grp	142 by Williams in the final frame was the highest break of the event
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	1	Kyren Wilson
Grp		Ryan Day	3	-	2	Mark J Williams
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	2	Shaun Murphy
Welsh Open (13-19 Feb 2017)
Rd 1		Elliot Slessor [112]	4	-	3	Mark J Williams [16]
World Grand Prix (6-12 Feb 2017)
Rd 1		Joe Perry [16]	4	-	2	Mark J Williams [17]
German Masters (1-5 Feb 2017)
Rd 1		Anthony Hamilton [66]	5	-	3	Mark J Williams [15]
China Open Qual (24-27 Jan 2017)
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [13]	5	-	3	Zhao Xintong [82]
Masters (15-22 Jan 2017)
Rd 1		Mark Selby [2]	6	-	5	Mark J Williams [15]
Championship League - Group 4 (11-12 Jan 2017)
Final		Barry Hawkins	3	-	0	Mark J Williams
Final	72-7, 57-18, 61-37
SF		Mark J Williams	3	-	0	Shaun Murphy
SF	74-1 (53), 69-60 (69, 60), 68-56
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	2	Shaun Murphy
Grp		Barry Hawkins	3	-	1	Mark J Williams
Grp		Neil Robertson	3	-	1	Mark J Williams
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	1	Mark Allen	Re-rack in frame 3
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	1	Ryan Day
Grp	140 by Williams was the highest break of the group
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	0	Kyren Wilson
Championship League - Group 3 (9-10 Jan 2017)
Grp		Joe Perry	3	-	1	Mark J Williams
Grp		Neil Robertson	3	-	2	Mark J Williams
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	2	Ryan Day
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	0	Barry Hawkins
Grp		Mark Davis	3	-	0	Mark J Williams
Grp		Ali Carter	3	-	1	Mark J Williams
Championship League - Group 2 (4-5 Jan 2017)
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	1	Matthew Selt
Grp	136 by Williams was the highest break of the group.
Grp		Mark Davis	3	-	2	Mark J Williams
Grp		Ryan Day	3	-	1	Mark J Williams
Grp		Mark J Williams	3	-	0	Michael White
Grp		Anthony McGill	3	-	0	Mark J Williams
Grp		Neil Robertson	3	-	1	Mark J Williams
Scottish Open (12-18 Dec 2016)
Rd 4		Mark Davis [29]	4	-	3	Mark J Williams [13]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [13]	4	-	3	Stephen Maguire [19]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [13]	4	-	1	Michael Holt [21]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [13]	4	-	0	Rod Lawler [58]
German Masters Qual (6-9 Dec 2016)
Q Rd 2		Mark J Williams [15]	5	-	4	Mark Joyce [44]
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [15]	5	-	3	Fergal O'Brien [43]
UK Championship (22 Nov - 4 Dec 2016)
QF		Ronnie O'Sullivan [8]	6	-	2	Mark J Williams [16]
Rd 4		Mark J Williams [16]	6	-	5	Liam Highfield [97]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [16]	6	-	5	Ricky Walden [17]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [16]	6	-	2	Andrew Higginson [49]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [16]	6	-	1	Jason Weston [113]
Northern Ireland Open (14-20 Nov 2016)
QF		Kyren Wilson [12]	5	-	4	Mark J Williams [13]
Rd 4		Mark J Williams [13]	4	-	1	John Higgins [4]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [13]	4	-	2	David Gilbert [17]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [13]	4	-	0	Craig Steadman [105]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [13]	4	-	2	David Grace [42]	Re-rack in frame 5 after a long "magnet frame" battle
China Championship (1-5 Nov 2016)
Rd 1		John Higgins	6	-	4	Mark J Williams	Williams got in when O'Sullivan pulled out.
International Championship (23-30 Oct 2016)
Rd 1		Xu Si (a)	6	-	5	Mark J Williams [12]
English Open (10-16 Oct 2016)
Rd 4		Judd Trump [4]	4	-	0	Mark J Williams [13]
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [13]	4	-	1	Ian Preece [105]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [13]	4	-	1	Ian Burns [62]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [13]	4	-	2	David John	Williams' tip fell off in the opening frame. Watch on YouTube.
International Championship Qual (29 Sep - 1 Oct 2016)
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [12]	6	-	2	Alex Borg
European Masters Qual (26-28 Sep 2016)
Q Rd 1		Robin Hull [60]	4	-	1	Mark J Williams [12]
Shanghai Masters (19-25 Sep 2016)
Rd 1		Mei Xiwen	5	-	3	Mark J Williams [13]
6 Red World Championship (5-10 Sep 2016)
Rd 1		Stuart Bingham	6	-	5	Mark J Williams
6 Red, G (5-7 Sep 2016)
Grp		Mark J Williams	5	-	3	Suchakree Poomjang (a)
Grp		Stephen Maguire	5	-	3	Mark J Williams
Grp		Mark J Williams	5	-	1	Mateusz Baranowski (a)
Grp		Mark J Williams	5	-	3	Daniell Haenga (a)
Grp		Yuan Sijun (a)	5	-	3	Mark J Williams
World Open (25-31 Jul 2016)
Rd 3		John Higgins [6]	5	-	2	Mark J Williams [11]
Rd 3	144 by Higgins was the highest break of the event
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [11]	5	-	4	Graeme Dott [22]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [11]	5	-	1	Andrew Higginson [54]
Indian Open (5-9 Jul 2016)
Rd 2		David Lilley (a)	4	-	3	Mark J Williams [6]
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [6]	4	-	1	Zhang Yong [68]
Riga Masters (22-24 Jun 2016)
SF		Michael Holt [22]	5	-	4	Mark J Williams [9]
SF	60-82 (MJW 56), 71-22 (50), 65-54, 27-64, 93-0 (93) 0-72 (71) 0-74 (64), 87-61 (MJW 53), 77-55 (66)
QF		Mark J Williams [9]	4	-	1	John Astley
Rd 3		Mark J Williams [9]	4	-	2	Ali Carter [25]
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [9]	4	-	0	Jak Jones
Rd 1		Mark J Williams [9]	4	-	1	Mark Davis [19]
Riga Masters Qual (3-4 Jun 2016)
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [9]	4	-	1	Louis Heathcote (a)
World Open Qual (31 May - 2 Jun 2016)
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [11]	5	-	1	Scott Donaldson
Indian Open Qual (28-30 May 2016)
Q Rd 1		Mark J Williams [6]	4	-	1	David John