MARK WILLIAMS (Wales)

Date of birth: 21/3/75
Home town: Cardiff, Wales
Turned professional: 1992
World ranking: 22
Last five seasons(working backwards): 12-8-9-2-1
Provisional ranking: 13
Highest ever ranking: 1 (2000-2002, 2003/04)
Prize money last season: £70,775
Prize money this season: £47,375
Crucible prize money: £1,008,650
Total career prize money: £3,730,980
Career centuries: 217
Centuries last season: 7
Centuries this season: 5
Crucible centuries: 27
Highest tournament break: 147 (2005 World Championship)
World ranking titles: (16) 1996, 1999 Welsh Open; 1996, 2000 Grand Prix; 1997 British Open; 1998 Irish Open; 1999, 2000, 2002 Thailand Masters; 1999, 2002 UK Championship; 2000, 2003 World Championship; 2002, 2006 China Open; 2003 LG Cup

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD

1993: Quals – lost 5-2 to David Wilson
1994: Quals – lost 10-6 to Billy Snaddon
1995: Quals – lost 10-3 to Mark Davis
1996: Quals – lost 10-8 to Jamie Burnett
1997: Second round – lost 13-8 to Stephen Hendry
1998: Semi-finals – lost 17-14 to Ken Doherty
1999: Runner-up – lost 18-11 to Stephen Hendry
2000: Winner – beat Matthew Stevens 18-16
2001: Second round – lost 13-12 to Joe Swail
2002: Second round – lost 13-9 to Anthony Hamilton
2003: Winner – beat Ken Doherty 18-16
2004: Second round – lost 13-11 to Joe Perry
2005: Second round – lost 13-12 to Ian McCulloch
2006: Quarter-finals – lost 13-11 to Ronnie O’Sullivan
2007: First round – lost 10-9 to Joe Swail
2008: Second round – lost 13-7 to Ronnie O’Sullivan

Crucible appearances (inc. 2009): 13
Matches played: 35
Matches won: 25
Highest Crucible break: 147 (2005)

First Round in World Championship 2009

v Stephen Hendry

Previous Meetings

Hendry wins (18)
9-8 Rd3 1992 UK Championship
5-4 Rd1 1995 Thailand Open
13-8 Rd2 1997 World Championship
5-3 QF 1998 Thailand Masters
6-2 1998 Premier League
18-11 Final 1999 World Championship
4-2 Round robin 1999 Champions Cup
7-5 Final 1999 Champions Cup
9-5 Final 2000 Premier League
7-1 Final 2001 Malta Grand Prix
6-3 SF 2001 Irish Masters
6-2 2001 Premier League
5-2 QF 2001 LG Cup
9-5 Final 2003 Welsh Open
6-3 SF 2003 European Open
6-4 SF 2004 Premier League
9-3 Rd3 2005 UK Championship
9-6 Rd3 2006 UK Championship

Williams wins (15)
9-2 Final 1997 British Open
10-9 Final 1998 Masters
9-8 Final 1999 Welsh Open
5-2 QF 1999 Thailand Masters
5-3 1999 Premier League
9-6 SF 1999 UK Championship
9-5 Final 2000 Thailand Masters
5-4 Round robin 2000 Champions Cup
5-3 Round robin 2001 Champions Cup
9-8 QF 2001 UK Championship
6-4 QF 2002 Masters
9-2 QF 2002 UK Championship
10-4 Final 2003 Masters
13-7 QF 2003 World Championship
5-1 QF 2006 China Open