# Mark Williams (snooker player)

Mark James Williams MBE (born 21 March 1975) is a Welsh professional snooker player who is a three-time World Champion, winning the title in 2000, 2003 and 2018. He has been ranked the world number one player three times (1999‍–‍00, 2000‍–‍01 and 2002‍–‍03). His most successful season to date was 2002‍–‍03, when he won snooker's Triple Crown—the UK Championship, the Masters and the World Championship—making him only the third player, after Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry, to have won all three events in the same season. He is the first, and to date, the only player to win all three versions of the professional world championship: the World Snooker Championship, the Six-red World Championship and the World Seniors Championship.
Williams became a professional player in 1992. He has won 26 ranking tournaments, including two UK Championships (1999 and 2002), placing him sixth on the all-time list of ranking titles. He has also won the Masters tournament on two occasions (1998 and 2003). His form began to decline after his second World Championship title in 2003; he then dropped out of the top 16 following the 2007‍–‍08 season but regained his place for 2009‍–‍10. After winning the 2011 German Masters, he had to wait six years before his next ranking title victory at the 2017 Northern Ireland Open. The 2017‍–‍18 season proved to be one of the best of his career, as he won the 2018 German Masters before winning his third world title at the Crucible. Williams has continued to win titles into his late forties, including wins at the 2023 British Open and the 2024 Tour Championship.
Known for his long potting ability, Williams is nicknamed "The Welsh Potting Machine". He is the first left-handed player to win the World Championship. He has compiled over 600 century breaks in professional competition, including three maximums and has won over £8 million in prize money over the course of his career. He is one of the three players collectively known as the "Class of '92" who all turned professional during the 1992‍–‍93 season, the other two being Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins.

## Career
### Early career

Williams was born in Cwm, near Ebbw Vale, in the Welsh county of Gwent (now the county borough of Blaenau Gwent). He started playing snooker at an early age and won his first junior event when he was eleven years old; it was then that he realised that he wanted to pursue a career as a snooker player. He scored his first century break when he was thirteen, and had achieved his first maximum break by the time he was eighteen. As a schoolboy, he was also an amateur boxer, but stopped after a defeat. His father Dilwyn was a coal miner, and as a teenager Williams did a 12-hour shift down a mine.
He reached the final of the junior event at the 1991 World Masters, but lost 1‍–‍6 to John Higgins.$^{:184}$ He defeated Higgins 4‍–‍0 to win the British Under-16 title later that year, Williams was one of 173 players to turn professional in 1992.
Williams finished his first season ranked 119th of 595 professionals; the rankings were based on results over two seasons, and Williams was one of only four first-season professionals to be ranked within the top 128. Three years later, he was ranked in the world's top 16 for the 1996‍–‍97 season. His first ranking tournament win came in January 1996, when he won the 1996 Welsh Open title, beating John Parrott 9–3 in the final. After failing to qualify for the 1996 World Championship, he won the first ranking event of the new season in October 1996, the Grand Prix, beating surprise finalist Euan Henderson 9–5. In April 1997, he went on to win the British Open, beating Stephen Hendry 9–2 in the final. At the 1997 World Championship, he was drawn against his coach Terry Griffiths, who was making his last appearance at the Crucible as a player; Williams eventually beat Griffiths 10–9 on the black, but then lost 8–13 to Hendry in the last 16. He also beat Hendry in the final in February 1998, to take his first Masters title, winning 10–9 in a black-ball finish in the deciding frame, after recovering from 6–9 down. He reached the semi-finals of the 1998 World Championship, losing 14–17 to Ken Doherty. The following year, at the 1999 World Championship, he made it through to the final and finished the tournament as runner-up to Hendry, losing the final 11‍–‍18.

### 1999–2005

Williams had a very successful 1999–00 season, winning both the UK Championship and the World Championship. These results, along with another ranking title at the 2000 Thailand Masters and three runner-up positions, allowed him to capture the world number one position for the first time. At the UK Championship in November 1999, he defeated Stephen Hendry 9‍–‍6 in the semi-final before beating his fellow countryman Matthew Stevens 10‍–‍8 in the final. In the 2000 World Championship final, he recovered from 7‍–‍13 behind against Stevens to eventually win 18‍–‍16. Williams was the first left-handed player to win the World Championship at The Crucible. He also produced a notable comeback in his semi-final match against John Higgins, coming from 10‍–‍14 down to win 17‍–‍15.
He won only one ranking event in the 2000‍–‍01 season—the 2000 Grand Prix—with a 9‍–‍5 victory over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final. He was a runner-up in two other ranking events: the 2000 UK Championship, where he lost 4‍–‍10 to Higgins in the final; and the 2000 China Open, where he was beaten 3‍–‍9 by O'Sullivan. This was enough for him to retain his number one world ranking, although his title defence at the 2001 World Championship ended in the second round with a 12‍–‍13 defeat to Joe Swail. In the 2001‍–‍02 season, Williams struggled to find his best form from previous seasons and again won only one ranking tournament—the 2002 China Open—where he defeated Anthony Hamilton 9‍–‍8 from 5‍–‍8 down in the final. However, he was then defeated by Hamilton 9‍–‍13 in the second round of the 2002 World Championship and subsequently lost the number one world ranking to O'Sullivan.
The 2002–03 season was exceptional for Williams as he won all three Triple Crown events: the 2002 UK Championship, 2003 Masters and the 2003 World Championship. He was only the fourth player after Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis and John Higgins to hold the three titles simultaneously, and only the third player after Davis and Hendry to have won them all in one season. These results enabled him to reclaim the number one spot at the end of the season. He became just the second player, after Ray Reardon, to reclaim the number one ranking position. He beat Ken Doherty 10‍–‍9 in the UK Championship final, and he beat Hendry 10‍–‍4 in the Masters final. Before the 2003 World Championship, he had a scare when his cue was damaged and bent on his flight with Ryanair on his way to play in the Irish Masters, but he had it repaired before the tournament. He had a relatively untroubled route to the 2003 World Championship final, with wins over Stuart Pettman 10‍–‍2, Quinten Hann 13‍–‍2, Hendry 13‍–‍7 and Stephen Lee 17‍–‍8. In the final against Doherty, he developed a 10‍–‍2 lead and appeared to be heading for an emphatic victory, before Doherty fought back to tie the match 16‍–‍16. Williams regained his composure to win the last two frames and lift the world trophy for the second time.
The following season, he lost in the first round of the 2003 UK Championship to Fergal O'Brien, ending his record run of 48 tournaments in which he had won his first match. In February 2004, he was unable to defend his title at the Masters; after defeating Stevens in the first round, he then lost a close match to Paul Hunter 5‍–‍6 in the quarter-final. His title defence at the 2004 World Championship ended with an 11‍–‍13 defeat in the second round to Joe Perry. He endured a run of poor form over the 2004‍–‍05 season, including a first-round defeat to Jimmy White at the Masters where he lost 5‍–‍6. On 20 April 2005, at the World Championship, Williams became the first Welshman and the fifth player in history to score a maximum break at the Crucible in the World Championship. This came in the final frame of a 10‍–‍1 first-round victory over Robert Milkins, winning him £161,000 in prize money, but he then lost in the second round to Ian McCulloch 12‍–‍13.

### 2005–2009

On 26 March 2006, Williams won his 16th ranking event, his first in two and a half years, at the 2006 China Open in Beijing, beating John Higgins 9–8 in the final. The victory helped Williams retain his place in the top 16 of the rankings. He also showed good form in the 2006 World Championship, beating Anthony Hamilton 10–1 and Mark Selby 13–8 to set up a quarter-final clash with Ronnie O'Sullivan, the first time the two had met at the Crucible. The match was given extra tension considering they had been rivals (although O'Sullivan has since said that the former feud has been replaced by friendship and respect). In a close-fought match, O'Sullivan eventually won 13–11. It was revealed during that season that Williams had split with coach Terry Griffiths.
On 2 September 2006, Williams won the Pot Black trophy, after compiling a century break (119) in the final against Higgins. His break of 119 was the highest in the history of the tournament. However, Williams had perhaps the worst season of his career in 2006‍–‍07, losing his first match in several tournaments, including the 2007 Masters, where he was whitewashed 0‍–‍6 by Neil Robertson, and the 2007 World Championship, where he lost 9‍–‍10 to Joe Swail.
At the 2007 UK Championship, he showed a return to some form. He beat Ricky Walden 9–3 in the last 32, and in the last 16 he faced Mark Allen who he trailed 0–4 and 1–5. However, Williams produced a comeback to win eight successive frames and he won the match 9–5. In the quarter-finals, Stephen Maguire was too strong and he lost 5–9.
After a 2–6 first round loss to Ken Doherty in the 2008 Masters, Williams revealed he was considering retirement from the game if he dropped out of the top 32 and was forced to play in all the qualifying competitions, although then only 32 years old. But he later said that this statement had been blown out of proportion, and that he would remain a professional. He began to show more consistency for the remainder of the season, reaching the last 16 of three ranking events and a run to the quarter-finals of the 2008 China Open, but he could not reach his first semi-final for two years, losing 3–5 to Ryan Day. At the 2008 World Championship he was defeated 7–13 by O'Sullivan in the second round, and this forced him out of the top 16, pushing him into the qualifiers for the next season. It was announced on 8 July 2008 that Williams had split from his management company 110 Sport, following O'Sullivan and Maguire.
In the 2008–09 season, he reached the quarter-finals of the 2008 UK Championship, but also suffered three qualifying defeats. At the UK Championship his form improved as he beat Selby. and Graeme Dott 9–7, before losing narrowly 8–9 to Ali Carter. He also qualified for the 2009 World Championship but lost 7–10 to Stephen Hendry after leading 7–5. During the end of the match he suffered some trouble with his cue tip.

### 2009–2013

The 2009–10 season started badly for Williams when he broke his wrist in a fall at home less than a month before the 2009 Shanghai Masters, which was the first ranking event of the season. He played in Shanghai despite the injury, reaching the second round where he lost against John Higgins 1–5. He reached the semi-final of the 2009 Grand Prix, where despite making a break of 142 (the highest break of the tournament), he lost against Ding Junhui 1–6. At the 2009 UK Championship he led Graeme Dott 6–2, before Dott retired due to illness. He then lost his next match against Peter Lines 8–9 in the last 16. At the 2010 Masters, Williams won his first-round match against Ali Carter 6–3 to progress to the quarter-finals, despite being involved in a traffic accident the day before his match against Carter. It was reported that someone had driven into the back of the car that was carrying Williams and Stephen Hendry to a restaurant. In the semi-finals he lost a close match 5–6 against Ronnie O'Sullivan.
After these signs of form, in April 2010 Williams won his first ranking tournament in four years: the 2010 China Open. He met Ding in the final and, despite trailing 3–5 at one stage, he eventually won the match 10–6. This was his 17th ranking event win and his third China Open. After his victory, Williams said: "I'm over the moon to win again. It's been a long time coming but I've kept working hard and I felt that in the end the results would come." At the 2010 World Championship, he lost his second-round match against O'Sullivan 10–13.
Williams opened the 2010–11 season by winning the first event of the Players Tour Championship, defeating Maguire 4–0 in the final. The event was a new addition to the snooker calendar introduced by Barry Hearn, whose appointment as the new Chairman of World Snooker had been supported by Williams. Finishing sixth on the Players Tour Championship Order of Merit, Williams was selected to compete in the 2010 Premier League—marking the first time that he had competed in the event for five years. However, he failed to qualify for the semi-finals. He reached the final of the 2010 UK Championship, his run including a 9–8 victory over Murphy in the semi-final after trailing 6–8. He lost against Higgins 9–10 in the final, after leading 7–2 and 9–5 during the match, as well as leading the 17th frame by 29 points with only the colours remaining, meaning that Higgins needed a snooker to stay in the match.
His next tournament was the 2011 Masters, where he lost 4–6 in the first round against Ding. Williams won the first ranking event of 2011, the German Masters, defeating Mark Selby 9–7 in the final. At the 2011 China Open, he lost in the first round 4–5 against Stephen Lee, after making four centuries. At the 2011 World Snooker Championship, he defeated Ryan Day 10–5 in the first round and Jamie Cope 13–4 in the second round. He then won his quarter-final against Mark Allen 13–5, and in doing so he reached the semi-final stage for the first time since 2003, but he lost 14–17 against Higgins. As a result of Selby's exit from the tournament, Williams became the new world number one after the event.
At the 2011 World Cup, he was partnered with Matthew Stevens to represent Wales, and they reached the semi-finals, losing 1–4 against China. Williams then reached the final of the 2011 Australian Goldfields Open, but lost 8–9 against Bingham, after leading 8–5 at one point of the match. He also lost from a winning position in the final of the next major ranking event, the 2011 Shanghai Masters. His run included a 6–5 win over Robertson in the semi-final, and he led Selby 9–7 in the final but lost the last three frames to lose 9–10. The defeat also meant that he lost the world number one spot to Selby. He was beaten in the last 16 of the 2011 UK Championship by Ricky Walden, and he reached the quarter-finals in his defence of the 2012 German Masters, where he succumbed 3–5 to Lee. Williams played in eleven of the twelve PTC events throughout the season, but could only reach the last 32 twice, in Event 10 and Event 11. He was ranked 82nd in the PTC Order of Merit, a long way outside the top 24 who made the Finals.
Williams caused a degree of controversy ahead of the 2012 World Snooker Championship by stating on his Twitter page that he "hates" the tournament's venue, the Crucible Theatre, and hopes it will be played in China soon, and also swore while describing the venue. A spokesman from the WPBSA confirmed that a statement would be released regarding the matter. He was drawn to play Liu Chuang in the first round and won 10–6 to set up a second-round clash with O'Sullivan, which he lost 6–13. The result meant that Williams had not beaten O'Sullivan in a ranking event for over a decade. He ended the season ranked world number three. It was revealed by World Snooker that Williams had been fined a total of £4,000 for his comments made before the World Championship.
His first ranking event of the 2012–13 season was the 2012 Wuxi Classic, where he lost 3–5 to Marcus Campbell in the quarter-finals. He went one better at the 2012 Shanghai Masters where he faced Judd Trump in the semi-finals. Williams fell 1–5 behind, but he fought back to trail 4–5 before losing the next frame to come up short of completing a comeback and was defeated 4–6. He then suffered a significant dip in form as he lost in the first round of multiple ranking events; after his 3‍–‍6 defeat to Mark King in the 2012 UK Championship, he suggested that he was contemplating retirement.
During his string of defeats, he did beat Stevens in the non-ranking 2013 Masters from 1–4 down (Stevens also missed a pot for 5–1), but then lost 1–6 to the eventual champion Selby. Williams' poor form continued as he was beaten 1‍–‍5 in the last 32 of the 2013 German Masters by Michael Holt. At the 2013 China Open in March, Williams won his first match in a ranking event since September with a 5–2 victory against Lü Haotian and continued his run by defeating Carter 5–4, before losing 1–5 to Selby in the quarter-finals. At the 2013 World Championship, he lost 6–10 to debuting compatriot Michael White in the first round and admitted afterwards that he was looking forward to forgetting this season, but he was committed to playing next year. Owing to his poor performance in 2012–13, Williams dropped 12 places in the rankings to world number 15.

### 2013–2017

At the start of the 2013–14 season, he won the Rotterdam Open by defeating Mark Selby 4‍–‍3 in the final. This was the second time that Williams had won a title in a Players Tour Championship event. However, he had a poor season in terms of ranking events as he failed to reach a single quarter-final for the first time since 2006‍–‍07. In February, after securing a 4‍–‍3 win over world number one Neil Robertson in the last 32 of the Welsh Open, he said that he was glad he had ignored Stephen Hendry's advice to retire and believed he still had ranking event titles left in him. He had chances to move 3‍–‍0 ahead in the last 16 against Marco Fu, but eventually lost 2‍–‍4; he said afterwards that the Williams who had won two world titles many years ago was "dead". At the 2014 World Championship, he lost 8‍–‍10 to Alan McManus in qualifying and was absent from the main stage of the tournament for the first time since 1996. He ended the season as world number 18, the first time in six years that he had finished outside the top 16.
Williams lost in the second round of his first two ranking events of the 2014‍–‍15 season. His first quarter-final of the campaign was at the 2014 International Championship; after trailing O'Sullivan 0‍–‍3, he won five successive frames with a high break of 120. The match went to a deciding frame, which Williams won to beat his opponent for the first time in 12 years. His semi-final match against Mark Allen also ended in a deciding frame, after Williams had trailed 4‍–‍7, but a miss on the final red proved crucial as he lost 8‍–‍9. He was defeated 2‍–‍6 by Stephen Maguire in the third round of the 2014 UK Championship.
After knocking out Judd Trump 4‍–‍1 to reach the quarter-finals of the 2015 Welsh Open, Williams said that he no longer expected to win tournaments and was more concerned with improving his ranking. He then made two centuries in defeating Fu 5‍–‍1 to earn a place in the semi-finals of the event for the first time since 2003. From 3‍–‍5 behind, he took advantage of missed chances by Ben Woollaston to send their match into a deciding frame, but he lost it and just fell short of reaching the final in his home tournament. He progressed to the final of the minor-ranking Gdynia Open but was whitewashed 0‍–‍4 by Robertson. Williams took part in the World Seniors Championship in March 2015 despite only being 39 years old, as he would turn 40 before the end of the season, and he won the title by beating Fergal O'Brien 2‍–‍1 in the final.
After defeating Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4‍–‍1 in the first round of the Players Championship Grand Final, Williams defeated both Selby and Matthew Selt 4‍–‍3. He then progressed to his first major ranking event final in more than three years with a 4‍–‍2 win over Trump and developed a 3‍–‍0 lead against Joe Perry. However, his highest break in the next four frames was 14, as Perry fought back to win the match 4‍–‍3. In a rematch of the 2000 final, Williams faced Matthew Stevens in the first round of the 2015 World Championship, but he was heavily defeated 2‍–‍10.
At the end of 2015, he was knocked out in the second round of the UK Championship by Tom Ford 5‍–‍6, after leading 5‍–‍3. He drew O'Sullivan in the first round of the 2016 Masters and was 4‍–‍2 ahead, but the match went to a deciding frame in which Williams missed a risky plant and lost 5‍–‍6. He was eliminated in the fourth round of the 2016 Welsh Open, where he lost 2‍–‍4 to Selby, and in the first round of three other ranking events, also failing to qualify for the 2016 China Open. At the 2016 World Championship, he defeated Graeme Dott 10‍–‍4 and Michael Holt 13‍–‍8 to reach the quarter-finals of the championship for the first time in five years. However, he was heavily defeated 3‍–‍13 by Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals, with a session to spare.
He beat John Higgins 4‍–‍1 at the 2016 Northern Ireland Open, before losing 4‍–‍5 to Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals. He reached another quarter-final at the 2016 UK Championship but was defeated 2‍–‍6 by O'Sullivan. He made it through to the final of the 2017 China Open where his opponent was Selby. Williams needed to win the match to re-enter the top 16 and avoid having to qualify for the World Championship. He led 8‍–‍7 but lost the last three frames for an 8‍–‍10 defeat, missing out on his first ranking title for six years. He reached the last-32 qualifying round at the World Championship but was defeated by Stuart Carrington 7‍–‍10. This was only his second absence from the knockout stage of the World Championship since his first appearance at the tournament in 1997.

### 2017–2021

After losing his place in the top 16 of the world rankings in 2017, Williams teamed up with his friend Lee Walker and SightRight coach Stephen Feeney in an effort to revive his career. He won the Six-red World Championship in September, defeating Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 8‍–‍2 in the final in Bangkok; with the scores level at 2‍–‍2, Williams won six consecutive frames to seal the victory. He then won his first ranking title after a six-year drought, the 2017 Northern Ireland Open, defeating Yan Bingtao 9‍–‍8 in the final; it was an emotional win for Williams, as he revealed that his wife had been suffering from ill health, and he had considered withdrawing from several tournaments. He faced Mark Selby in the first round of the 2018 Masters, recovering from 3‍–‍5 behind to defeat the reigning world champion 6‍–‍5, before losing 1‍–‍6 to Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals. At the 2018 German Masters, he beat Judd Trump 6‍–‍1 to reach the final where he faced Graeme Dott. Williams dominated the final, making six breaks over 50 and one century (a 110) in the eighth frame as he claimed a 9‍–‍1 victory.
He advanced to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Championship with a 13‍–‍8 win over Ali Carter. Before his semi-final match against Barry Hawkins, Williams stated that if he won the championship he would do his press conference naked. Hawkins proved to be his most difficult opponent of the tournament so far: Williams levelled the match at 15‍–‍15 and secured two more frames to win 17‍–‍15. Reaching his first World Championship final since 2003, he came up against fellow "Class of '92" member, John Higgins. The match was described as one of the best finals in the history of the tournament, Williams winning 18‍–‍16 to claim his third world title. Aged 43, this made him the oldest winner since Ray Reardon, who had won the title in 1978 aged 45. (Ronnie O'Sullivan won his sixth world title in 2020, aged 44, meaning that Williams is now the third-oldest winner of a world title in the modern era.) It also marked 15 years since his previous world title, making it the largest time span between consecutive titles. After winning the final, Williams thanked his late sponsor Ron Skinner who had died two months earlier, and his wife for convincing him not to retire. As promised, he appeared naked at the press conference later, but he was instructed to wear a towel.
As world champion, Williams won the second event of the new season, the 2018 World Open. Recovering from 0‍–‍3 behind in his quarter-final against Jack Lisowski to win 5‍–‍3, he than came back from 2‍–‍5 down in his semi-final against Noppon Saengkham to win 6‍–‍5. In the final against David Gilbert, he recovered from another sizeable deficit of 5‍–‍9 to win the match 10‍–‍9. At the 2018 UK Championship, Williams reached the last-16 round where he took a 4‍–‍0 lead over Stephen Maguire but lost 5‍–‍6 after his opponent made a comeback. At the 2019 Masters, he lost 3‍–‍6 to Neil Robertson, having led 3‍–‍1. At the 2019 World Championship, his world title defence ended in the second round with a 9‍–‍13 loss to Gilbert.
Williams began the 2019–20 season positioned third in the world rankings. In early September, he reached the semi-finals of the 2019 Six-red World Championship, where he lost 5‍–‍7 to Higgins. He later reached the final of the 2019 China Championship; having been 5‍–‍9 behind to Shaun Murphy, Williams won four frames to force a deciding frame, which he lost. During the 2019 UK Championship, Williams commented that he "hates" snooker and would prefer to be playing golf. He then lost 2‍–‍6 to Michael White in the second round. After losing 2‍–‍6 to Stuart Bingham in the first round of the 2020 Masters, he admitted that his career was at a "crossroads". He reached the quarter-finals of the 2020 World Championship, where he played O'Sullivan. Williams took a 7‍–‍2 lead but ultimately lost the match 10‍–‍13.
He lost in the first round of the 2021 Masters with a 4‍–‍6 defeat to Murphy. Williams won the 2021 WST Pro Series in March, his first title for three years, finishing top of the final group. He defeated long-term rival Higgins 13‍–‍7 in the second round of the 2021 World Championship, before losing 3‍–‍13 in the quarter-finals to Selby. During the championship, Williams caused some controversy by gently rolling his break shot off the bottom cushion so the cue ball would nestle into the reds, as a safety shot. The WPBSA players association contacted players to ask whether the shot should be banned.

### 2021–present

Williams won his 24th ranking title in August 2021, defeating Gary Wilson 6‍–‍4 in the final of the British Open. He lost 5‍–‍6 to Anthony Hamilton in the second round of the 2021 UK Championship after reportedly falling asleep during the match. At the 2022 Masters, he developed a 5‍–‍3 lead against Neil Robertson in the semi-finals, but Robertson fought back to win the match, including laying the two snookers that he needed to win the final frame. Williams reached the semi-finals of the 2022 World Championship, where he recovered from 5‍–‍12 down against Judd Trump to level the match at 16‍–‍16, but Trump won the deciding frame for a place in the final. Williams compiled 16 centuries during the tournament, equalling the record set in 2002 by Stephen Hendry for centuries in a single World Championship.
At the end of 2022, Williams lost in the first round of the UK Championship to Jamie Clarke 3‍–‍6, reportedly feeling unwell with an upset stomach during the match. At the 2023 Masters, he beat Ronnie O'Sullivan for the first time in eight years with a 6‍–‍5 victory in their quarter-final clash. Williams went on to reach the final, where he was defeated 8‍–‍10 by Trump. He was eliminated in the second round of the 2023 World Championship by Luca Brecel, 11‍–‍13.
In October 2023, Williams defeated Mark Selby 10‍–‍7 in the final of the British Open in Cheltenham to become the then second-oldest winner of a ranking event. Two months later, he was defeated 5‍–‍6 by Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals of the UK Championship. Williams won their eighth frame 101‍–‍94, which marked the highest scoring frame in snooker history. In January 2024, he lost in the first round of the Masters to Ali Carter 4‍–‍6. He won the Tour Championship in April, after a 10‍–‍5 victory against O'Sullivan, in which he came from 3‍–‍5 down to win seven consecutive frames for the title. At the 2024 World Championship, he suffered a first-round defeat to Si Jiahui 9‍–‍10.
In September 2024, Williams reached the final of the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters where he was defeated 9‍–‍10 by Trump. Williams had held a 62-point lead in the final frame before he missed a red. In November, he defeated women's world champion Bai Yulu 4‍–‍1 in the opening round of the 2024 Champion of Champions, marking his maiden win at the event, before securing a win over Kyren Wilson in the following round. He went on to win his first Champion of Champions title with a 10‍–‍6 victory over Xiao Guodong in the final. He was defeated by Stuart Bingham 5‍–‍6 in the first round of the 2024 UK Championship, and he lost 5‍–‍6 to Ding at the same stage of the 2025 Masters.

## Playing style

Williams is known for his laid-back demeanour and has been described by some snooker pundits as one of the greatest long potters in the game. He has compiled more than 600 competitive centuries during his professional career, and as of March 2025 he is tied ninth on the all-time list of century makers.
An unusual aspect of Williams's playing style is a tendency to sometimes position his cue directly underneath his body as an alternative to using the rest in an underarm style. He is also known for sometimes playing shots one-handed. Williams has said "I play them all the time in practice and in matches, I don't miss many underarm shots". He is partially colour blind and has difficulty distinguishing between the red and brown balls.
Williams is nicknamed the "Welsh Potting Machine" and has won over £8m in prize money during his career.

## Personal life

In 2010, Williams became co-owner of Tredegar Snooker Hall in Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent. Williams is a keen poker player and has played on the European Poker Tour. Williams also enjoys playing Golf. Williams and his wife Joanne have three sons: Connor (born April 2004), Kian (born 2007) and Joel (born 2014). He is good friends with fellow snooker professional Stephen Hendry, as well as boxer Joe Calzaghe. Williams was awarded an MBE in June 2004.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 1992/ 93 | 1993/ 94 | 1994/ 95 | 1995/ 96 | 1996/ 97 | 1997/ 98 | 1998/ 99 | 1999/ 00 | 2000/ 01 | 2001/ 02 | 2002/ 03 | 2003/ 04 | 2003/ 04 | 2004/ 05 | 2005/ 06 | 2006/ 07 | 2007/ 08 | 2008/ 09 | 2009/ 10 | 2010/ 11 | 2011/ 12 | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 |
| Ranking | | 119 | 58 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
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| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 3R |
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | F |
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | WD | WD | QF | 3R | 1R |
| British Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | W | SF | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | SF | QF | QF | 3R | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | W | 1R | W | LQ |
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | WD | WD |
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | QF | W | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | QF | 1R | QF |
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | 3R |
| UK Championship | 1R | LQ | 3R | QF | QF | 3R | 3R | W | F | SF | W | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | QF | QF | 2R | F | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R |
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Non-ranking Event | Non-ranking Event | Non-ranking Event | Non-ranking Event | Non-ranking Event | Non-ranking Event | 2R | 4R | A | 2R | SF | F | 3R | 2R | A |
| Scottish Open | 1R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | F | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | QF | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 4R | WD | A | A | 4R | WD | 3R | LQ | WD |
| German Masters | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | QF | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | W | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | W | QF | 2R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R |
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | 3R | W | SF | 1R | W | 3R | SF | 2R | F | 3R | 3R | 2R | QF | 2R | 3R | LQ | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | 4R | SF | 4R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R |
| World Open | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | W | 2R | 2R | F | W | QF | 3R | W | W | 1R | 1R | WD | RR | LQ | SF | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | 3R | QF | W | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | WD | LQ |
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | DNQ | 1R | QF | QF | 1R |
| Players Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | QF | DNQ | 1R | 2R | F | 1R | DNQ | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | DNQ | 1R | |
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | QF | DNQ | DNQ | QF | DNQ | W | |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | SF | F | W | 2R | 2R | W | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | QF | LQ | W | 2R | QF | QF | SF | 2R | 1R | |
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| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | QF | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | 2R |
| Champion of Champions | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | W |
| Riyadh Season Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 2R | SF |
| The Masters | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | QF | W | QF | QF | 1R | F | W | QF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | LQ | SF | 1R | QF | QF | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | F | 1R | 1R |
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | RR | RR | RR | SF | RR | RR | RR | RR | SF | RR | 2R | A | RR | F | WD | WD | A | A |
| World Seniors Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | W | 1R | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | |
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| Asian Classic | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | F | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Thailand Masters | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | 2R | QF | W | W | 2R | W | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | 3R | 2R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Wuxi Classic | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | QF | 3R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Australian Goldfields Open | Not Held | Not Held | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | F | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | F | SF | LQ | 2R | QF | 1R | QF | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking |
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 3R | SF | NH | 2R | A | A | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| China Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | QF | F | W | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | QF | W | 1R | QF | 1R | W | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 3R | LQ | F | QF | 1R | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Riga Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank | Minor-Rank | SF | SF | 2R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | QF | 3R | F | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | MR | QF | A | A | SF | 2R | WD | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held |
| European Masters | 3R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | NH | W | Not Held | Not Held | SF | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | QF | WD | 1R | 2R | WD | SF | 2R | NH |
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| Australian Goldfields Open | Not Held | Not Held | SF | A | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| China International | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | QF | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| German Masters | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | F | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event | Ranking Event |
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Performance Table Legend :
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| DQ | disqualified from the tournament | | | | |
| NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
| PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
* ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
* ↑ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
* 1 2 The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
* ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (1992/1993–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
* ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)
* ↑ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1992/1993–1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
* ↑ The event was called the Asian Open (1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
* ↑ The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
* 1 2 The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
* 1 2 The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
* ↑ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
* 1 2 The event was called the European Open (1992/1993–1996/1997), the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
* ↑ The event was called the Charity Challenge (1994/1995–1998/1999)
* ↑ The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Championship (1990/1991–2002/2003)
* ↑ The event was called the northern igue (1992/1993–1996/1997)
* ↑ The event was called the General Cup International (2004/2005–2011/2012)
* ↑ The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)

## Career finals
### Ranking finals: 42 (26 titles)

* Legend
* World Championship (3–1)
* UK Championship (2–2)
* Other (21–13)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 1996 | Welsh Open | John Parrott | 9–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 1996 | Grand Prix | Euan Henderson | 9–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 1997 | British Open | Stephen Hendry | 9–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 1998 | Irish Open | Alan McManus | 9–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 1999 | Welsh Open (2) | Stephen Hendry | 9–8 |
| Winner | 6. | 1999 | Thailand Masters | Alan McManus | 9–7 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1999 | World Snooker Championship | Stephen Hendry | 11–18 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1999 | Grand Prix | John Higgins | 8–9 |
| Winner | 7. | 1999 | UK Championship | Matthew Stevens | 10–8 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2000 | Malta Grand Prix | Ken Doherty | 3–9 |
| Winner | 8. | 2000 | Thailand Masters (2) | Stephen Hendry | 9–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2000 | Scottish Open | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1–9 |
| Winner | 9. | 2000 | World Snooker Championship | Matthew Stevens | 18–16 |
| Winner | 10. | 2000 | Grand Prix (2) | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–5 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2000 | UK Championship | John Higgins | 4–10 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 2000 | China Open | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3–9 |
| Winner | 11. | 2002 | China Open | Anthony Hamilton | 9–8 |
| Winner | 12. | 2002 | Thailand Masters (3) | Stephen Lee | 9–4 |
| Winner | 13. | 2002 | UK Championship (2) | Ken Doherty | 10–9 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 2003 | Welsh Open | Stephen Hendry | 5–9 |
| Winner | 14. | 2003 | World Snooker Championship (2) | Ken Doherty | 18–16 |
| Winner | 15. | 2003 | LG Cup (3) | John Higgins | 9–5 |
| Winner | 16. | 2006 | China Open (2) | John Higgins | 9–8 |
| Winner | 17. | 2010 | China Open (3) | Ding Junhui | 10–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 2010 | UK Championship (2) | John Higgins | 9–10 |
| Winner | 18. | 2011 | German Masters | Mark Selby | 9–7 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 2011 | Australian Goldfields Open | Stuart Bingham | 8–9 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 2011 | Shanghai Masters | Mark Selby | 9–10 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 2015 | Players Tour Championship Finals | Joe Perry | 3–4 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 2017 | China Open | Mark Selby | 8–10 |
| Winner | 19. | 2017 | Northern Ireland Open | Yan Bingtao | 9–8 |
| Winner | 20. | 2018 | German Masters (2) | Graeme Dott | 9–1 |
| Winner | 21. | 2018 | World Snooker Championship (3) | John Higgins | 18–16 |
| Winner | 22. | 2018 | World Open | David Gilbert | 10–9 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 2019 | China Championship | Shaun Murphy | 9–10 |
| Winner | 23. | 2021 | WST Pro Series | Ali Carter | Round-Robin |
| Winner | 24. | 2021 | British Open (2) | Gary Wilson | 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 2022 | Snooker Shoot Out | Hossein Vafaei | 0–1 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 2023 | Championship League | Shaun Murphy | 0–3 |
| Winner | 25. | 2023 | British Open (3) | Mark Selby | 10–7 |
| Winner | 26. | 2024 | Tour Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10–5 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 2024 | Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters | Judd Trump | 9–10 |

### Minor-ranking finals: 3 (2 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2010 | Players Tour Championship – Event 1 | Stephen Maguire | 4–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 2013 | Rotterdam Open | Mark Selby | 4–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | Gdynia Open | Neil Robertson | 0–4 |

### Non-ranking finals: 25 (10 titles)

* Legend
* The Masters (2–2)
* Champion of Champions (1–0)
* Premier League (0–3)
* Other (7–10)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 1994 | Benson & Hedges Championship | Rod Lawler | 9–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1995 | WPBSA Minor Tour – Event 6 | Drew Henry | 5–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1998 | The Masters | Stephen Hendry | 10–9 |
| Winner | 3. | 1998 | Pontins Professional | Martin Clark | 9–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1998 | German Masters | John Parrott | 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1999 | Champions Cup | Stephen Hendry | 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2000 | Premier League | Stephen Hendry | 5–9 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2000 | Champions Cup (2) | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 2001 | Malta Grand Prix | Stephen Hendry | 1–7 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 2001 | Champions Cup (3) | John Higgins | 4–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 2002 | The Masters | Paul Hunter | 9–10 |
| Winner | 4. | 2003 | The Masters (2) | Stephen Hendry | 10–4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 2003 | Premier League (2) | Marco Fu | 5–9 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 2005 | Premier League (3) | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 0–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 2006 | Pot Black | John Higgins | 1–0 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 2009 | Six-red World Championship | Mark Davis | 3–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 2010 | Finnish Challenge | Robin Hull | 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | 2015 | World Seniors Championship | Fergal O'Brien | 2–1 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 2015 | General Cup | Marco Fu | 3–7 |
| Winner | 8. | 2017 | Six-red World Championship | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 8–2 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 2018 | Six-red Macau Masters | Barry Hawkins | 2–3 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 2021 | Championship League Invitational | Kyren Wilson | 2–3 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 2023 | The Masters (2) | Judd Trump | 8–10 |
| Winner | 9. | 2023 | Macau Masters – Event 2 | Jack Lisowski | 9–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 2024 | Champion of Champions | Xiao Guodong | 10–6 |

### Pro-am finals: 7 (4 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 1995 | Pontins Spring Open | Peter Ebdon | 7–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 2003 | TCC Open Snooker Championship | Darren Morgan | 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 2004 | TCC Open Snooker Championship (2) | Darren Morgan | 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2006 | TCC Open Snooker Championship | 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) | Darren Morgan | 4–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 2012 | Austrian Open | Matthew Couch | 6–5 |

### Team finals: 4 (2 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 1999 | Nations Cup | Wales | Scotland | 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2000 | Nations Cup | Wales | England | 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 2017 | CVB Snooker Challenge | Great Britain | China | 26–9 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2018 | Macau Masters | Joe Perry Marco Fu Zhang Anda | Barry Hawkins Ryan Day Zhao Xintong Zhou Yuelong | 1–5 |

### Amateur finals: 10 (5 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1989 | Welsh Under-16 Championship | Gareth Chilcott | 1–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 1990 | Welsh Under-17 Championship | Stephen Evans | 3–0 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1990 | Pontins Junior Championship | Chris Scanlon | 2–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 1990 | Welsh Under-19 Championship | Gareth Chilcott | 4–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1991 | Mita/Sky World Masters – Junior (Under 16) | John Higgins | 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 1991 | Welsh Under-16 Championship | Lee Walker | 4–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 1991 | British Under-16 Championship | John Higgins | 4–0 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1991 | Welsh Under-18 Championship | Lee Walker | 2–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 1991 | UK Under-19 Championship | Declan Hughes | 4–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1992 | Welsh Under-18 Championship (2) | Matthew Stevens | 1–4 |