MARK WILLIAMS has jokingly thanked pal Lee Walker for ruining Ronnie O’Sullivan’s time on the baize.
Willo, 49, has no qualms along with his long-term good friend and coach working along with his rival on the Highway to the Crucible.
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However the Rocket – who performs Jamie Clarke on Tuesday within the Welsh Open first spherical – has not precisely had an excellent begin to 2025.
Particularly because the Class of 92 star broken his tools in a second of rage and desires a brand new one for his subsequent look.
Requested what Walker may add to O’Sullivan’s sport, Wales’ three-time world champion laughed: “Nicely, he’s doing effectively with Ronnie on the minute…
“Ronnie’s pulled out of the final 5 tournaments and snapped his cue.
“It’s all a masterplan to get him out of the best way.”
Williams hit three centuries – 101, 100 and 117 – as he eradicated Austrian novice Florian Nuessle from the Llandudno event.
But the world No5 says he solely determined to play within the event the DAY earlier than.
He defined: “I made a decision on Sunday morning.
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“A number of convincing from Lee Walker. Sunday morning is after I actually determined I used to be coming.
“I used to be uncertain all the best way. My spouse was saying I ought to go.
“They’re in all probability proper to be sincere.
“As a result of it’s my house event. If I’m going to overlook one, perhaps I’ll miss a special one.
“I’ve missed a couple of occasions already this 12 months. I’m not 100 per cent about Hong Kong but.
“Simply see the way it goes. Typically you want a break from this sport.”
Checklist of all-time Snooker World Champions
BELOW is an inventory of snooker World Champions by 12 months.
The file is for the trendy period, broadly thought-about as relationship from the 1968-69 season, when the World Skilled Billiards and Snooker Affiliation (WPBSA) took management of the game.
The primary World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 due to World Battle II and 1958-63 due to a dispute within the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (each 8) have been essentially the most profitable gamers throughout that interval.
Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the file for the most titles within the trendy period, with seven every.
- 1969 – John Spencer
- 1970 – Ray Reardon
- 1971 – John Spencer
- 1972 – Alex Higgins
- 1973 – Ray Reardon (2)
- 1974 – Ray Reardon (3)
- 1975 – Ray Reardon (4)
- 1976 – Ray Reardon (5)
- 1977 – John Spencer (2)
- 1978 – Ray Reardon (6)
- 1979 – Terry Griffiths
- 1980 – Cliff Thorburn
- 1981 – Steve Davis
- 1982 – Alex Higgins (2)
- 1983 – Steve Davis (2)
- 1984 – Steve Davis (3)
- 1985 – Dennis Taylor
- 1986 – Joe Johnson
- 1987 – Steve Davis (4)
- 1988 – Steve Davis (5)
- 1989 – Steve Davis (6)
- 1990 – Stephen Hendry
- 1991 – John Parrott
- 1992 – Stephen Hendry (2)
- 1993 – Stephen Hendry (3)
- 1994 – Stephen Hendry (4)
- 1995 – Stephen Hendry (5)
- 1996 – Stephen Hendry (6)
- 1997 – Ken Doherty
- 1998 – John Higgins
- 1999 – Stephen Hendry (7)
- 2000 – Mark Williams
- 2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 2002 – Peter Ebdon
- 2003 – Mark Williams (2)
- 2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
- 2005 – Shaun Murphy
- 2006 – Graeme Dott
- 2007 – John Higgins (2)
- 2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3)
- 2009 – John Higgins (3)
- 2010 – Neil Robertson
- 2011 – John Higgins (4)
- 2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4)
- 2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5)
- 2014 – Mark Selby
- 2015 – Stuart Bingham
- 2016 – Mark Selby (2)
- 2017 – Mark Selby (3)
- 2018 – Mark Williams (3)
- 2019 – Judd Trump
- 2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
- 2021 – Mark Selby (4)
- 2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7)
- 2023 – Luca Brecel
- 2024 – Kyren Wilson
Most World Titles (trendy period)
- 7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
- 4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby
- 3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams
- 2 – Alex Higgins
