🗣️ “𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁” The clock is ticking on the Crucible Theatre hosting the World Snooker Championship beyond 2027, but no clues were provided by WST Chairman Steve Dawson in a recent interview: #WeLoveSnooker

📰 NEWS: Rory McLeod put himself into the record books as the first Amateur League 900 weekly title winner on the newly-launched Pluto Snooker TV channel: #WeLoveSnooker

"If I was him, I'd be worried." Read here 👇 snookerhq.com/2025/10/16/w...

🏆 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗫𝗜'𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣 Mark Williams is on the top step of the podium after defeating Shaun Murphy 10-3 in the final to win the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix! His 27th title overall, 50-year-old Williams becomes the oldest-ever winner of a ranking event crown. #WeLoveSnooker

🗓️ 1982: Ray Reardon wins the Professional Players Tournament aged 50 years and 14 days. 🗓️ 2025: Mark Williams wins the Xi'an Grand Prix aged 50 years and 206 days. We have a new record for the oldest-ever ranking event champion, but it stays in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲-𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫

📋 Calendar years that Mark Williams has won a ranking event title: 1996 🏆🏆 1997 🏆 1998 🏆 1999 🏆🏆🏆 2000 🏆🏆🏆 2002 🏆🏆🏆 2003 🏆🏆 2006 🏆 2010 🏆 2011 🏆 2017 🏆 2018 🏆🏆🏆 2021 🏆🏆 2023 🏆 2024 🏆 2025 🏆 (so far) #WeLoveSnooker

🗣️ "I think if a lot more players took that attitude they might see a little bit of improvement" Mark Williams offers advice to players after his Xi'an Grand Prix triumph 👇 #WeLoveSnooker

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🔒 Following the end of the Xi'an Grand Prix, the ten professionals who have qualified for next month's Riyadh Season Snooker Championship are: ▪️ Mark Allen ▪️ Zhao Xintong ▪️ Judd Trump ▪️ Kyren Wilson ▪️ Neil Robertson ▪️ Mark Williams ▪️ Ronnie O'Sullivan ▪️ John Higgins ▪️ Ding Junhui ▪️ Shaun Murphy

Seven events so far this professional season, and seven different winners: 🏆 Championship League: Maguire 🏆 Shanghai Masters: K. Wilson 🏆 Saudi Arabia Masters: N. Robertson 🏆 Wuhan Open: Xiao 🏆 English Open: Allen 🏆 British Open: Murphy 🏆 Xi'an Grand Prix: M. Williams 📷: World Snooker Tour

Next up it's the qualifiers for the Scottish Open. More info here 👇 snookerhq.com/2025/10/14/s...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Next up on the World Snooker Tour are four days of qualifying action for the Scottish Open. Play takes place in Wigan between Tuesday to Friday. Information on the draw, format, schedule and how to watch here 👇 #WeLoveSnooker

Mark Williams won his maiden ranking title on home soil at the 1996 Welsh Open. His highest break that week in Newport was just 74. Fast forward nearly 30 years and throughout his pro career Williams has: 🏆 27 ranking titles 💯 Nearly 700 centuries ⚫ 3 maximum 147 breaks 📷: World Snooker Tour

"WPBSA never did anything for me as an association." Read here 👇 snookerhq.com/2025/10/14/s...

📊 A look at the updated world rankings following the Xi'an Grand Prix as Mark Williams goes top of the 'Class of 92' 👇 #WeLoveSnooker

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😮 Judd Trump is currently ranked outside the top 32 on the one-year list, and has work to do to qualify for the Players Series events later this season. #WeLoveSnooker

💯 The top five century break makers of the season, so far: 1️⃣ Shaun Murphy: 26 2️⃣ Gary Wilson: 25 =3️⃣ Zhao Xintong, Neil Robertson: 22 5️⃣ Judd Trump: 21 #WeLoveSnooker

Mark Williams has another chance to become snooker's oldest ranking champion. Read here 👇 snookerhq.com/2025/10/12/m...

𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝟰𝟰𝗧𝗛 𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 Mark Williams is through to the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix final after a 6-3 victory over fellow Welshman Daniel Wells. The 50-year-old is one more win away from becoming professional snooker's oldest-ever ranking event champion. #WeLoveSnooker

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😆 Mark Williams doesn't seem too bothered about breaking the record. Come on Mark, it would be a great achievement! 💪 #WeLoveSnooker

Shaun Murphy is on fire at the moment. He's one win away from back-to-back ranking titles. He's spoken recently on how his coach and former world champion Peter Ebdon has transformed his game and made him a "dangerous" player. #snooker snookerchat.com/shaun-murphy...

The Xi’an Grand Prix title will be tomorrow an affair between two legends of the snooker circuit, Shaun Murphy and Mark Williams. It will be their 33rd meeting in all competitions: interestingly, the h2h between the two players could not be more balanced, as it says 16-16! #147sf #snooker

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𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 🔥 The Magician defeats Gary Wilson 6-4 to reach the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix final with breaks of 131, 140 and 141. British Open champion a fortnight ago, Murphy is into back-to-back finals, and going for successive ranking event titles. Can Mark Williams stop him? #WeLoveSnooker

💯 Shaun Murphy has made nine century breaks in Xi'an this week, and all of them have been over 120! ▪️ 123 ▪️ 140 ▪️ 138 ▪️ 141 ▪️ 133 ▪️ 121 ▪️ 131 ▪️ 140 ▪️ 141 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 #WeLoveSnooker

There is not a single time I watch Mark Williams playing that I do not find myself hoping he will never retire. Brilliant talent, pure genius and a unique character, truly one of the all time legends of this sport #147sf #snooker

🫸 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗦 𝗢'𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗡 Gary Wilson moves a step closer to back-to-back ranking event finals in China, as he reaches the last four of the Xi'an Grand Prix after a 5-2 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan. Wilson made breaks of 74, 101, 79, 120 and 62. #WeLoveSnooker

Can anyone stop Shaun Murphy in Xi'an? The new British Open champion is going for back-to-back ranking titles, and he is into the semi-finals following a 5-3 win over Ding Junhui during which he top scored with a 121. Murphy has now won his last 12 matches on the pro tour. #WeLoveSnooker

📰 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix semi-finals preview: Can anyone stop Shaun Murphy? 👇 #WeLoveSnooker

Probably one of the most dominant performances ever against a player who has recently been a World Champion. Shaun Murphy keeps being in his finest form and advances to the quarterfinals in Xi’an! #147sf #snooker

Shaun Murphy conjures up a staggering session as he outscores Kyren Wilson by 533 points to 6 in a 5-0 whitewash of the reigning Xi'an Grand Prix champ. Murphy made breaks of 74, 141, 133, 84 & 84, whilst Wilson didn't pot a single ball - his 6 points was from a foul by Murphy! #WeLoveSnooker

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📋 Afternoon session, last 16 results from Xi'an: Kyren Wilson 0-5 Shaun Murphy Gary Wilson 5-0 He Guoqiang Liam Pullen 5-1 Aaron Hill Daniel Wells 5-2 Robert Milkins 20-year-old Pullen goes through to his first ranking event quarter-final. 📷: World Snooker Tour #WeLoveSnooker

So close to breaking the record but what a performance. Read here 👇 snookerhq.com/2025/10/10/s...

O'SULLIVAN INTO THE QUARTERS Ronnie O'Sullivan stays on track for a record-extending 42nd ranking event title. The Rocket made breaks of 135 and 100 during a 5-2 win over Jak Jones to set up a Xi'an Grand prix quarter-final with Gary Wilson on Saturday. #WeLoveSnooker

Mark Williams could become snooker's oldest-ever ranking event champion in the coming days. The 50-year-old bookended his 5-4 victory over Barry Hawkins with breaks of 104 and 125. He's through to the last 8 of the Xi'an Grand Prix. #WeLoveSnooker

My piece in today’s Daily Mirror

🗣 "Top of my list when joining the players board was to bang my fist until the China pockets got fixed because the previous 2 years they were so big it was unacceptable". Despite the 147s, the pockets seem to be playing not so generous now 👇 #WeLoveSnooker

🤩 Robert Milkins, that is BRILLIANT! Conqueror of the world champion yesterday in Xi'an, Robert Milkins today made breaks of 127, 113, 79, 121 and 129 in a 5-4 win over Jimmy Robertson to reach the last 16. Four centuries! Incredible stuff from The Milkman 👏 #WeLoveSnooker

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🚀 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 Ronnie O'Sullivan is into the last 16 of the Xi'an Grand Prix after a 5-0 whitewash of Stephen Maguire during which he made breaks of 134, 70, 63 and 85. The Rocket has dropped just one frame in three matches, so far! #WeLoveSnooker

Pullen says he's a stronger player now with a "stronger mindset" Read here 👇 snookerhq.com/2025/10/09/l...

📋 Xi'an Grand Prix - Last 16: Kyren Wilson v Shaun Murphy Oli Lines v Ding Junhui Ronnie O'Sullivan v Jak Jones Gary Wilson v He Guoqiang Lyu Haotian v Stuart Bingham Barry Hawkins v Mark Williams Liam Pullen v Aaron Hill Daniel Wells v Robert Milkins #WeLoveSnooker