Williams made his debut at a Chinese ranking event at the 2014 Wuxi Classic and lost 5–1 to Mark Selby in the first round.&lt;ref name="2014/15"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; He soon played in his second by qualifying for the International Championship, but lost 6–4 against Stuart Bingham. Williams' only win at the venue stage of a ranking event this season came at the UK Championship, with a 6–4 victory over Sam Baird, before missing a good chance when 5–4 up against Ricky Walden to be ultimately knocked out 6–5.