Mark Williams is looking forward to more 8-Ball events and prefers playing pool over snooker.
Mark Williams says he is currently loving Chinese 8-Ball pool more than snooker and plans to play a lot more of the game in the upcoming months.
As only the top 12 on the one-year ranking list qualify for the event, the 49-year-old is still riding high in the world of snooker and is in action this week at the Tour Championship, demonstrating how well he is doing.
He has been in China participating in the Joy Cup World Heyball Masters Grand Finals, a significant Chinese 8-Ball event with a top prize of $700,000 (£557,900), but he has acknowledged that he doesn’t anticipate to do well.
“I relished every moment of it,” he remarked during his final game in China. It’s enjoyable to take on the world’s greatest pool player—the greatest Chinese player of all time.
Since that was the first time I had ever seen a really good player play like that—I believe he missed only one ball the entire match—I knew I wasn’t going to defeat him and didn’t really have much of a chance to win.
However, I really enjoyed it, and I can absolutely become closer to him if someone can teach me how to end a relationship. I wish we had more Chinese pool games. It would be great if Yubo and I could get into a challenge match at some point this year. I’ll practice a little more before we play Chinese eight ball again and he plays me at snooker. I’ve watched him play snooker, and I can attest to his skill—he consistently hits 147s. That seems like an excellent match for a challenge.
To be honest, I think Chinese 8 ball is more fun to play than snooker. I simply want to play more; this year, I’d like to participate in more competitions to see if I can improve.
Williams will play his first match at the Tour Championship on Monday night against Tom Ford. He reiterated his goal to play more pool in the near future.
He told ITV, “I’m definitely not retiring, but I have a lot more pool ahead of me.”
There were other snooker players competing at Qinhuangdao, and winners included Elliot Slessor and Jimmy Robertson.
