Three-time title holder Williams stays at the highest point of the game yet has cautioned snooker heads of a mass migration to China. He does not, however, anticipate that many of his coworkers will leave on a full-time basis. The Welshman is wanting to scorn snooker occasions to contend in pool.
“I suppose in the event that it doesn’t conflict with competitions I think significantly more (snooker players) will play in it,” Williams told SportsBoom. ” I’m going the alternate way and on the off chance that two or three the competitions in all actuality do conflict with snooker occasions, I’ll pick the Chinese pool over the snooker competitions.
“I went over recently and it was splendid. I will attempt, in the event that I can, to do a full Chinese pool circuit this year or the most that I would be able. There’s a major one coming up in Spring so I will play in that.
Mark Williams intends to focus on pool over snooker. ( Image: Getty)
“I will attempt to play in them all since I appreciate it. It’s the main game in China. The accompanying that it has is monstrous. Although the prize money is substantial, I do not believe a snooker player can compete with the best Chinese boys unless they put in a lot of practice.
Last year, five players picked to partake in a £150,000 display in Macau as opposed to the WST’s Northern Ireland Open, where the top award is £80,000. O’Sullivan backs the “Macau 5” and threatens to quit in favor of pool because snooker players can face sanctions if they skip tour events for foreign tournaments. The exhibition was rescheduled.
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