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Mark J Williams
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Nationality: Wales (Wales); Male; Status: Professional; Ranking: 17; Seeding: 17; Born: 21 Mar 1975 (42 years); Bio page; Twitter: @markwil147; Other sources: CueTracker
World Championship Qual (5-12 Apr 2017) Pencil
Q Rd 3 England Stuart Carrington [48] 10 - 7 Wales Mark J Williams [17]   Details  Pencil
Q Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [17] 10 - 9 England Liam Highfield [80] Head to head Details  Pencil
Q Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [17] 10 - 7 China Zhao Xintong [83] Head to head Details  Pencil
China Open (27 Mar - 2 Apr 2017) Pencil
Final England Mark Selby [2] 10 - 8 Wales Mark J Williams [13] Head to head Details  Pencil

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 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 6 - 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [76]   Details 
Vafaei played in his first semi finals
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77-48, 63-6, 70-56 (62, 56), 103-0 (103)
76-26 (52), 11-98 (98), 69-1 (69)

QF Wales Mark J Williams [13] 5 - 1 England Shaun Murphy [5] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 5 - 4 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 8
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Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 5 - 2 England Michael Holt [20] Head to head Details 
Re-spotted black in last frame. Williams needed snooker and forced it.
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Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 5 - 1 China Zhang Anda [70] Head to head Details  Pencil
Gibraltar Open (1-5 Mar 2017) Pencil
QF England Shaun Murphy [4] 4 - 3 Wales Mark J Williams [11] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 4 Wales Mark J Williams [11] 4 - 3 England Mark Davis [24] Head to head Details 
Williams was 3-0 down
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Rd 3 Wales Mark J Williams [11] 4 - 3 China Zhao Xintong [69] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [11] 4 - 2 China Zhang Yong [74] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [11] 4 - 1 England Adam Edge (a)   Details  Pencil
Shoot-Out (23-26 Feb 2017) Pencil
Rd 2 England Andy Hicks (a) 58 - 35 Wales Mark J Williams [7] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [7] 62 - 9 Wales Jamie Jones [25] Head to head Details  Pencil
Championship League - Group 6 (22-23 Feb 2017) Pencil
Grp England Ricky Walden 3 - 1 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Martin Gould 3 - 2 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 2 England Mark Selby Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Stuart Bingham 3 - 0 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 2 Wales Ryan Day Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Shaun Murphy 3 - 2 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Championship League - Group 5 (20-21 Feb 2017) Pencil
Final England Judd Trump 3 - 0 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil

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 Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 0 England Shaun Murphy Head to head Details  Pencil

105-0 (105), 101-0 (68), 91-35 (63)

Grp England Judd Trump 3 - 2 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 1 China Liang Wenbo Head to head Details 
An early concession by Williams in frame 3 earned him a warning from Paul Collier
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Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 2 England Stuart Bingham Head to head Details  Pencil

142 by Williams in the final frame was the highest break of the event

Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 1 England Kyren Wilson Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Wales Ryan Day 3 - 2 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 2 England Shaun Murphy Head to head Details  Pencil
Welsh Open (13-19 Feb 2017) Pencil
Rd 1 England Elliot Slessor [112] 4 - 3 Wales Mark J Williams [16] Head to head Details  Pencil
World Grand Prix (6-12 Feb 2017) Pencil
Rd 1 England Joe Perry [16] 4 - 2 Wales Mark J Williams [17] Head to head Details  Pencil
German Masters (1-5 Feb 2017) Pencil
Rd 1 England Anthony Hamilton [66] 5 - 3 Wales Mark J Williams [15] Head to head Details  Pencil
China Open Qual (24-27 Jan 2017) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 5 - 3 China Zhao Xintong [82] Head to head Details  Pencil
Masters (15-22 Jan 2017) Pencil
Rd 1 England Mark Selby [2] 6 - 5 Wales Mark J Williams [15] Head to head Details  Pencil
Championship League - Group 4 (11-12 Jan 2017) Pencil
Final England Barry Hawkins 3 - 0 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil

72-7, 57-18, 61-37

SF Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 0 England Shaun Murphy Head to head Details  Pencil

74-1 (53), 69-60 (69, 60), 68-56

Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 2 England Shaun Murphy Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Barry Hawkins 3 - 1 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Australia Neil Robertson 3 - 1 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 3
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Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 1 Wales Ryan Day Head to head Details  Pencil

140 by Williams was the highest break of the group

Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 0 England Kyren Wilson Head to head Details  Pencil
Championship League - Group 3 (9-10 Jan 2017) Pencil
Grp England Joe Perry 3 - 1 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Australia Neil Robertson 3 - 2 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 2 Wales Ryan Day Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 0 England Barry Hawkins Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Mark Davis 3 - 0 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Allister Carter 3 - 1 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Championship League - Group 2 (4-5 Jan 2017) Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 1 England Matthew Selt Head to head Details  Pencil

136 by Williams was the highest break of the group.

Grp England Mark Davis 3 - 2 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Wales Ryan Day 3 - 1 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3 - 0 Wales Michael White Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland Anthony McGill 3 - 0 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Australia Neil Robertson 3 - 1 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details  Pencil
Scottish Open (12-18 Dec 2016) Pencil
Rd 4 England Mark Davis [29] 4 - 3 Wales Mark J Williams [13] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4 - 3 Scotland Stephen Maguire [19] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4 - 1 England Michael Holt [21] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4 - 0 England Rod Lawler [58] Head to head Details  Pencil
German Masters Qual (6-9 Dec 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [15] 5 - 4 England Mark Joyce [44] Head to head Details  Pencil
Q Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [15] 5 - 3 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [43] Head to head Details  Pencil
UK Championship (22 Nov - 4 Dec 2016) Pencil
QF England Ronnie O'Sullivan [8] 6 - 2 Wales Mark J Williams [16] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 4 Wales Mark J Williams [16] 6 - 5 England Liam Highfield [97] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Wales Mark J Williams [16] 6 - 5 England Ricky Walden [17] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [16] 6 - 2 England Andrew Higginson [49] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [16] 6 - 1 England Jason Weston [113]   Details  Pencil
Northern Ireland Open (14-20 Nov 2016) Pencil
QF England Kyren Wilson [12] 5 - 4 Wales Mark J Williams [13] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 4 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4 - 1 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4 - 2 England David B Gilbert [17] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4 - 0 England Craig Steadman [105] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4 - 2 England David Grace [42] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 5 after a long "magnet frame" battle
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China Championship (1-5 Nov 2016) Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins 6 - 4 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details 
Williams got in when O'Sullivan pulled out.
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International Championship (23-30 Oct 2016) Pencil
Rd 1 China Xu Si (a) 6 - 5 Wales Mark J Williams [12]   Details  Pencil
English Open (10-16 Oct 2016) Pencil
Rd 4 England Judd Trump [4] 4 - 0 Wales Mark J Williams [13] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4 - 1 Wales Ian Preece [105]   Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4 - 1 England Ian Burns [62] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4 - 2 Wales David John Head to head Details 
Williams' tip fell off in the opening frame. Watch on YouTube.
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International Championship Qual (29 Sep - 1 Oct 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [12] 6 - 2 Malta Alex Borg   Details  Pencil
European Masters Qual (26-28 Sep 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Finland Robin Hull [60] 4 - 1 Wales Mark J Williams [12] Head to head Details  Pencil
Shanghai Masters (19-25 Sep 2016) Pencil
Rd 1 China Mei Xiwen 5 - 3 Wales Mark J Williams [13]   Details  Pencil
6 Red World Championship (5-10 Sep 2016) Pencil
Rd 1 England Stuart Bingham 6 - 5 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head  Pencil
6 Red, G (5-7 Sep 2016) Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 5 - 3 Thailand Suchakree Poomjaeng (a)    Pencil
Grp Scotland Stephen Maguire 5 - 3 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head  Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 5 - 1 Poland Mateusz Baranowski (a)    Pencil
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 5 - 3 New Zealand Daniell Haenga (a)    Pencil
Grp China Yuan Sijun (a) 5 - 3 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head  Pencil
World Open (25-31 Jul 2016) Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [6] 5 - 2 Wales Mark J Williams [11] Head to head Details  Pencil

144 by Higgins was the highest break of the event

Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [11] 5 - 4 Scotland Graeme Dott [22] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [11] 5 - 1 England Andrew Higginson [54] Head to head Details  Pencil
Indian Open (5-9 Jul 2016) Pencil
Rd 2 England David Lilley (a) 4 - 3 Wales Mark J Williams [6]   Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [6] 4 - 1 China Zhang Yong [68] Head to head Details  Pencil
Riga Masters (22-24 Jun 2016) Pencil
SF England Michael Holt [22] 5 - 4 Wales Mark J Williams [9] Head to head Details  Pencil

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 Wales Mark J Williams [9] 4 - 1 England John Astley   Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Wales Mark J Williams [9] 4 - 2 England Allister Carter [25] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [9] 4 - 0 Wales Jak Jones   Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [9] 4 - 1 England Mark Davis [19] Head to head Details  Pencil
Riga Masters Qual (3-4 Jun 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [9] 4 - 1 England Louis Heathcote (a)   Details  Pencil
World Open Qual (31 May - 2 Jun 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [11] 5 - 1 Scotland Scott Donaldson Head to head Details  Pencil
Indian Open Qual (28-30 May 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [6] 4 - 1 Wales David John Head to head Details  Pencil
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