{"id":32110,"date":"2019-02-08T16:25:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T16:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=32110"},"modified":"2019-02-08T16:25:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T16:25:14","slug":"mark-williams-bids-for-first-welsh-open-title-in-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/08\/mark-williams-bids-for-first-welsh-open-title-in-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Williams bids for first Welsh Open title in 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_32151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32151\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32151\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/williams-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32151\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/williams-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/><\/noscript> Source: World Snooker<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nNine months after his shock World Championship triumph Mark Williams is back in Cardiff\u00a0hoping to recapture his 1990s heroics.<br \/>\nThe maverick Welshman\u00a0has cut a relaxed figure since his astonishing Crucible victory in May.<br \/>\nHis displays of humour on social media have endeared Williams to new audiences across the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you need a new front man <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrBrianMay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DrBrianMay<\/a> give me a call \ud83d\ude00\ud83d\ude00<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/allileyo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#allileyo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QjsuCyOuLz\">https:\/\/t.co\/QjsuCyOuLz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MARK WILLIAMS M.B.E (@markwil147) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markwil147\/status\/1091798756222218245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Welsh Open starts on Monday when Blaenau Gwent-born Williams begins his bid for a third crown with a local derby against lowly ranked Cardiffian Kishan Hirani.<br \/>\n<u>What else to look for?<\/u><br \/>\nRonnie O\u2019Sullivan, Mark Selby, Judd Trump and defending champion John Higgins also feature.<br \/>\nFour-time Welsh Open winner Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan faces Sanderson Lam in the first-round on Tuesday at 1pm, while world number one Mark Selby will take on two-time ranking event winner Anthony McGill on Tuesday evening.<br \/>\nPromising Welsh amateur Jackson Page faces China\u2019s Zhao Xintong and Judd Trump will meet tour rookie Harvey Chandler on Monday evening.<br \/>\n<u>How to watch?<\/u><br \/>\nCardiff\u2019s Motorpoint Arena hosts the event. Beginning on Monday, February 11, the tournament runs until Sunday, February 17.<br \/>\nTickets for most sessions are still available.<br \/>\nBook now by calling 02920 224488 or by visiting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldsnooker.com\/tickets\/2019-manbetx-welsh-open\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine months after his shock World Championship triumph Mark Williams is back in Cardiff\u00a0hoping to recapture his 1990s heroics. The maverick Welshman\u00a0has cut a relaxed figure since his astonishing Crucible victory in May. His displays of humour on social media have endeared Williams to new audiences across the world. If you need a new front man @DrBrianMay give me a call \ud83d\ude00\ud83d\ude00#allileyo https:\/\/t.co\/QjsuCyOuLz &mdash; MARK WILLIAMS M.B.E (@markwil147) February 2, 2019 The Welsh Open starts on Monday when Blaenau Gwent-born [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":32179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,361,579,4,113],"tags":[578,580,581],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-32110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-days-out","category-snooker","category-sport","category-uncategorised","tag-motorpoint-arena","tag-snooker-2","tag-welsh-open"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mark Williams bids for first Welsh Open title in 20 years - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/08\/mark-williams-bids-for-first-welsh-open-title-in-20-years\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mark Williams bids for first Welsh Open title in 20 years - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nine months after his shock World Championship triumph Mark Williams is back in Cardiff\u00a0hoping to recapture his 1990s heroics. 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