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Mark James Williams , MBE (born 21 Mairch 1975) is a Welsh professional snooker player that is a three-time Warld Champion , winnin in 2000 , 2003 , an 2018 . Aged 43 whan he triumphed in May 2018, he became the secont auldest winner o the Warld Championship at the Crucible (Ray Reardon wis the auldest winner in 1978, aged 45). Aft notit fur his single-bawl lang pottin ability, Williams haes earnt the byname "The Welsh Potting Machine".
Williams haes been ranked the warld number 1 for a tot o three saesons in his career (1999/2000, 2000/2001, an 2002/2003). His maist successfu saison tae date wis 2002/2003, whan he won the acclaimed treble of tournaments (kent as the Triple Crown ): the UK Championship , the Masters , an the Warld Championship . In daein sae, he became anly the third player, efter Steve Davis an Stephen Hendry , tae win aw three Triple Crown events in ae saison. In addition, he is the first player (an tae date, the anly player) tae win aw three versions of the professional Warld Championship – the Warld Snooker Championship, the Sax-red Warld Championship an the Warld Seniors Championship.
Legend
Warld Championship (3–1)
UK Championship (2–2)
Ither (17–10)
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Ref.
Winner
1.
1996
Welsh Open
Parrott, John John Parrott
9–3
Winner
2.
1996
Grand Prix
Henderson, Euan Euan Henderson
9–5
Winner
3.
1997
British Open
Hendry, Stephen Stephen Hendry
9–2
Winner
4.
1998
Irish Open
McManus, Alan Alan McManus
9–4
Winner
5.
1999
Welsh Open (2)
Hendry, Stephen Stephen Hendry
9–8
Winner
6.
1999
Thailand Masters
McManus, Alan Alan McManus
9–7
Runner-up
1.
1999
Warld Snooker Championship
Hendry, Stephen Stephen Hendry
11–18
Runner-up
2.
1999
Grand Prix
Higgins, John John Higgins
8–9
Winner
7.
1999
UK Championship
Stevens, Matthew Matthew Stevens
10–8
Winner
8.
2000
Thailand Masters (2)
Hendry, Stephen Stephen Hendry
9–5
Winner
9.
2000
Warld Snooker Championship
Stevens, Matthew Matthew Stevens
18–16
Runner-up
3.
2000
Malta Grand Prix
Doherty, Ken Ken Doherty
3–9
Winner
10.
2000
Grand Prix (2)
O'Sullivan, Ronnie Ronnie O'Sullivan
9–5
Runner-up
4.
2000
Scottish Open
O'Sullivan, Ronnie Ronnie O'Sullivan
1–9
Runner-up
5.
2000
UK Championship
Higgins, John John Higgins
4–10
Runner-up
6.
2000
Cheenae Open
O'Sullivan, Ronnie Ronnie O'Sullivan
3–9
Winner
11.
2002
Cheenae Open
Hamilton, Anthony Anthony Hamilton
9–8
Winner
12.
2002
Thailand Masters (3)
Lee, Stephen Stephen Lee
9–4
Winner
13.
2002
UK Championship (2)
Doherty, Ken Ken Doherty
10–9
Runner-up
7.
2003
Welsh Open
Hendry, Stephen Stephen Hendry
5–9
Winner
14.
2003
Warld Snooker Championship (2)
Doherty, Ken Ken Doherty
18–16
Winner
15.
2003
Grand Prix (3) ! LG Cup (3)
Higgins, John John Higgins
9–5
Winner
16.
2006
Cheenae Open (2)
Higgins, John John Higgins
9–8
Winner
17.
2010
Cheenae Open (3)
Ding Junhui
10–6
Runner-up
8.
2010
UK Championship (2)
Higgins, John John Higgins
9–10
Winner
18.
2011
German Masters
Selby, Mark Mark Selby
9–7
Runner-up
9.
2011
Australian Goldfields Open
Bingham, Stuart Stuart Bingham
8–9
Runner-up
10.
2011
Shanghai Masters
Selby, Mark Mark Selby
9–10
Runner-up
11.
2015
Players Tour Championship Finals
Perry, Joe Joe Perry
3–4
Runner-up
12.
2017
Cheenae Open
Selby, Mark Mark Selby
8–10
Winner
19.
2017
Northren Ireland Open
Bingtao, Yan Yan Bingtao
9–8
Winner
20.
2018
German Masters (2)
Dott, Graeme Graeme Dott
9–1
Winner
21.
2018
Warld Snooker Championship (3)
Higgins, John John Higgins
18–16
Winner
22.
2018
Warld Open
Gilbert, David David Gilbert
10–9
Runner-up
13.
2019
Cheenae Championship
Murphy, Shaun Shaun Murphy
9–10
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Ref.
Winner
1.
2010
Players Tour Championship – Event 1
Maguire, Stephen Stephen Maguire
4–0
Winner
2.
2013
Rotterdam Open
Selby, Mark Mark Selby
4–3
Runner-up
1.
2015
Gdynia Open
Robertson, Neil Neil Robertson
0–4
Legend
The Masters (2–1)
Premier League (0–3)
Ither (4–7)
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Ref.
Winner
1.
1994
Benson & Hedges Championship
Lawler, Rod Rod Lawler
9–5
Runner-up
1.
1995
WPBSA Minor Tour – Event 6
Henry, Drew Drew Henry
5–6
Winner
2.
1998
The Masters
Hendry, Stephen Stephen Hendry
10–9
Runner-up
2.
1998
German Masters
Parrott, John John Parrott
4–6
Winner
3.
1998
Pontins Professional
Clark, Martin Martin Clark
9–6
Runner-up
3.
1999
Champions Cup
Hendry, Stephen Stephen Hendry
5–7
Runner-up
4.
2000
Champions Cup (2)
O'Sullivan, Ronnie Ronnie O'Sullivan
5–7
Runner-up
5.
2000
Premier League
Hendry, Stephen Stephen Hendry
5–9
Runner-up
6.
2001
Malta Grand Prix
Hendry, Stephen Stephen Hendry
1–7
Runner-up
7.
2001
Champions Cup (3)
Higgins, John John Higgins
4–7
Runner-up
8.
2002
The Masters
Hunter, Paul Paul Hunter
9–10
Winner
4.
2003
The Masters (2)
Hendry, Stephen Stephen Hendry
10–4
Runner-up
9.
2003
Premier League (2)
Fu, Marco Marco Fu
5–9
Runner-up
10.
2005 (<b id="mwC7E">May</b>)
Premier League (3)
O'Sullivan, Ronnie Ronnie O'Sullivan
0–6
Winner
5.
2006
Pot Black
Higgins, John John Higgins
1–0
Winner
6.
2015
Warld Seniors Championship
O'Brien, Fergal Fergal O'Brien
2–1
Runner-up
11.
2015
General Cup
Fu, Marco Marco Fu
3–7
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Runner-up
1.
2009
Sax-red Warld Championship
Mark Davis
3–6
Winner
1.
2017
Sax-red Warld Championship
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
8–2
Runner-up
2.
2018
Sax-red Macau Masters
Barry Hawkins
2–3
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Ref.
Winner
1.
1995
Pontins Spring Open
Ebdon, Peter Peter Ebdon
7–4
Winner
2.
2003
TCC Open Snooker Championship
Morgan, Darren Darren Morgan
6–1
Winner
3.
2004
TCC Open Snooker Championship (2)
Morgan, Darren Darren Morgan
7–6
Runner-up
1.
2006
TCC Open Snooker Championship
Davies, Paul Paul Davies
4–7
Runner-up
2.
2008
TCC Open Snooker Championship (2)
Lee Walker
5–7
Runner-up
3.
2009
TCC Open Snooker Championship (3)
Morgan, Darren Darren Morgan
4–7
Winner
4.
2010
Finnish Snooker Challenge
Hull, Robin Robin Hull
6–1
Winner
5.
2012
Austrian Open
Couch, Matthew Matthew Couch
6–5