'I'd run the M4 naked' - Williams targets snooker history

Sahadan kritik gelişmeler geliyor. 'I'd run the M4 naked' - Williams targets snooker history To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, "I'm still fighting", says three-time world champion Mark Williams By Catrin Heledd , Sport Wales and Owain Llyr , Sport Wales Published 36 minutes ago 3 Comments "I'd run down the M4 from London to Cardiff naked. " That's how desperate Mark Williams is to win a fourth world title.

It's a bold statement, even in jest. When he last triumphed at the Crucible in 2018, Williams fulfilled a similar pre-tournament pledge to strip off in front of the world's media. Williams beat John Higgins 18-16 in the final, adding to previous titles in 2000 and 2003, and appeared naked, save for a towel, at his post-match press conference.

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"I'd do anything to get another title, but the years go by and you're less likely to win it," he said prior to this year's event. If he does win, he might be willing to cause traffic chaos on the motorway, while it would mean he surpasses Ronnie O'Sullivan as the oldest ever world champion. Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mark Williams attended his press conference naked after winning his third world title in 2018 The 51-year-old from the small south Wales village of Cwm, near Ebbw Vale, came agonisingly close to achieving that milestone last year.

The oldest ever finalist, he was eventually beaten 18-12 by Zhao Xintong who himself made history as the first Chinese, and Asian, world champion. Health issues Williams reached the final despite his deteriorating eyesight for which he is awaiting lens replacement surgery. "If it goes wrong, that's the end.

That's the only thing stopping me. I spoke to Anthony Hamilton, who also had it done, and because of the glare of the TV lights, it ruined his career," said Williams. "Eventually I'll get my eyes done but whether or not that's this year, next year, I don't know.

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" As well as an unusual fear of teabags , Williams also revealed after the Tour Championship in Manchester earlier this year he had been struggling with yips - a sudden and unexplained loss of ability to execute certain skills. "It's a bit concerning. I'm like a paranoid mess at the minute, because I'm just thinking, I'm not going to screw it back, and I'm snatching.

And yeah, it's not great, but I need the practise to get out of it," added Williams. "I'm not putting in enough work. I'm going to come in now and try and play most days until the World Championship just to try and get that timing back.

" Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mark Williams beat Shaun Murphy to become the oldest ranking event winner after at the Xi'an Grand Prix in 2025 Williams' cautiousness about going under the knife suggests he still has ambitions to continue on the baize for years to come - and who can blame him.

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