SNOOKER star Mark Williams has made a worrying health admission by declaring “my eyes have gone.”
The three-time world champion revealed he is struggling to see the table after his 6-2 Players Championship win over Ding Junhui.
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Williams became emotional as he opened up over his failing eyesight.
The star admits the issue is affecting his game as he is no longer able to properly identify different-coloured balls.
And Williams is now considering undergoing surgery to fix the problem.
But first he will take on Kyren Wilson in the second round of the Players Championship in Telford.
Williams said: “My eyes have gone. In the last six months they have deteriorated rapidly.
“Every single shot is blurry to me now, whether it is a straight black off the spot or an easy blue. I’m guessing.
“I’ll have to look into it after the World Championship and see if I can get something done. How I won that game I don’t know. The lights magnify it a lot more. I can’t see anything.”
Williams continued: “It is a bit concerning but I have got to get one with it at the minute.
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“I will see what happens after the Worlds. The big scoreboard at the end of the table, I can’t even see it, I can’t make it out.
“It is all a blur and is getting worse by the month, so it is a good win for me considering I am half blind.
“It’s mad. It has got to a stage if anything’s close I have no idea if they go, so I just go for them.
“It is hard enough playing anyway, but when you are playing safeties and long pots, you are guessing.
“I can’t expect to make breaks if I can’t see the pockets. I have got to try my best and will look into it more after the Worlds.
“I will see about laser, or something that can be done. It’s maybe the time to do it now.”
List of all-time Snooker World Champions
BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.
Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each.
1969 – John Spencer
1970 – Ray Reardon
1971 – John Spencer
1972 – Alex Higgins
1973 – Ray Reardon (2)
1974 – Ray Reardon (3)
1975 – Ray Reardon (4)
1976 – Ray Reardon (5)
1977 – John Spencer (2)
1978 – Ray Reardon (6)
1979 – Terry Griffiths
1980 – Cliff Thorburn
1981 – Steve Davis
1982 – Alex Higgins (2)
1983 – Steve Davis (2)
1984 – Steve Davis (3)
1985 – Dennis Taylor
1986 – Joe Johnson
1987 – Steve Davis (4)
1988 – Steve Davis (5)
1989 – Steve Davis (6)
1990 – Stephen Hendry
1991 – John Parrott
1992 – Stephen Hendry (2)
1993 – Stephen Hendry (3)
1994 – Stephen Hendry (4)
1995 – Stephen Hendry (5)
1996 – Stephen Hendry (6)
1997 – Ken Doherty
1998 – John Higgins
1999 – Stephen Hendry (7)
2000 – Mark Williams
2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
2002 – Peter Ebdon
2003 – Mark Williams (2)
2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
2005 – Shaun Murphy
2006 – Graeme Dott
2007 – John Higgins (2)
2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3)
2009 – John Higgins (3)
2010 – Neil Robertson
2011 – John Higgins (4)
2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4)
2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5)
2014 – Mark Selby
2015 – Stuart Bingham
2016 – Mark Selby (2)
2017 – Mark Selby (3)
2018 – Mark Williams (3)
2019 – Judd Trump
2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
2021 – Mark Selby (4)
2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7)
2023 – Luca Brecel
2024 – Kyren Wilson
Most World Titles (modern era)
7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan
6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby
3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams
2 – Alex Higgins
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