Mark Williams (snooker player)

Mark James Williams  (born 21 March 1975) is a Welsh snooker player. He won the  World Snooker Championship three times in 2000, 2003 and 2018. His nickname is "The Welsh Potting Machine". Williams went professional in 1992. He was world number one player three times in 1999–00, 2000–01 and 2002–03. He won all the Triple Crown events in one season in 200203. He was the third person to do this, after  Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry.

The was the first left-handed player to win the World Championship. Williams has won 26 ranking tournaments. He has won two UK Championships (1999 and 2002). He has also won the Masters twice in 1998 and 2003. Williams has made over 600 century breaks and three maximum breaks. Winning the 2024 Tour Championship aged 49 years and 17 days made him the second-oldest player—after Ray Reardon—to win a professional ranking tournament.

He is one of the group of three players known as the "Class of '92" who all turned professional during the 1992–93 snooker season. They are Williams, Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins.

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Category:British snooker players
Category:Welsh sportspeople
Category:Living people
Category:1975 births