Mark J Williams stormed to a 9-2 victory
over world No.1 Stephen Hendry to claim the
�60,000 first prize and his third ranking title. This was Hendry's first loss in 11 final
appearances and his worst result ever in a major final. His previous heaviest defeats were the
10-4 losses for Jimmy White in the 1991
Mercantile Credit Classic and for Steve Davis
at the 1993 European Open.
From 2-1 down, Williams stormed to a 5-2 lead after the first session and then never looked back
as he snatched the last 4 frames after the interval. This victory was a major boost for the young
Welshman as he is seeded to run into Hendry again in the last 16 of the World Championship.
Nigel Bond 5-4 Andy Hicks
Tony Drago (Malta) 5-0 Ian McCulloch
Mark J Williams (Wales) 5-0 Nick Pearce
Gary Wilkinson 5-1 Drew Henry (Scotland)
Michael Judge (Ireland) 5-4 Nick Walker
Dominic Dale (Wales) 5-2 Steve James
Anthony Hamilton 5-1 Alain Robidoux (Canada)
Peter Ebdon 5-2 Jimmy Michie
Martin Clark 5-3 Antony Bolsover
Steve Davis 5-0 Mark Davis
Willie Thorne 5-4 Darren Morgan (Wales)
Alan McManus (Scotland) 5-1 Mark King
Paul Sweeny 5-2 Gerard Greene (N.Ireland)
Dave Harold 5-2 Dennis Taylor (N.Ireland)
Paul McPhillips (Scotland) 5-2 Jason Ferguson
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-1 Paul Wykes
Nigel Bond 5-0 Tony Knowles
Andy Hicks 5-2 Robert Milkins
Tony Drago (Malta) 5-3 Wayne Jones (Wales)
Ian McCulloch 5-2 Stephen LeeMark J Williams (Wales) 5-4 Jason Prince (N.Ireland)
Nick Pearce 5-4 Chris Small (Scotland)
Drew Henry (Scotland) 5-3 John Parrott
Gary Wilkinson 5-3 Terry Murphy (N.Ireland)
Michael Judge (Ireland) 5-3 Ken Doherty (Ireland)
Nick Walker w/o Rod Lawler
Dominic Dale (Wales) 5-3 Jimmy White
Steve James 5-3 Tony Chappel (Wales)
Alain Robidoux (Canada) 5-3 Joe Perry
Anthony Hamilton 5-2 Lee Richardson
Peter Ebdon 5-2 Fergal O'Brien (Ireland)
Jimmy Michie 5-4 Joe Swail (N.Ireland)
Antony Bolsover 5-4 John Higgins (Scotland)
Martin Clark 5-3 Graeme Dott (Scotland)
Steve Davis 5-1 Marcus Campbell (Scotland)
Mark Davis 5-2 Dene O'Kane (New Zealand)
Darren Morgan (Wales) 5-3 Sean Storey
Willie Thorne 5-4 Shokat Ali (Pakistan)
Alan McManus (Scotland) 5-2 Tony Jones
Mark King 5-2 Dave Finbow
Gerard Greene (N.Ireland) 5-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Paul Sweeney 5-4 Mick Price
Dave Harold 5-4 Billy Snaddon (Scotland)
Dennis Taylor (N.Ireland) 5-2 Stephen Murphy (Ireland)
Paul McPhillips (Scotland) 5-4 James Wattana (Thailand)
Jason Ferguson 5-2 Steve Judd
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-3 Karl Broughton
Paul Wykes 5-3 Neal Foulds
