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1996/1997
German Open (9‑15 Dec 1996)
QF Wales Mark J Williams (a) 1-5 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head
Masters (2‑9 Feb 1997)
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams (a) 6-4 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head
1998/1999
World Championship (17 Apr - 3 May 1999)
SF Wales Mark J Williams (a) 17-10 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head
1999/2000
Grand Prix (16‑24 Oct 1999)
Final Wales Mark J Williams (a) 8-9 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head

Session 1:
1-89 (64), 69-5, 46-77 (55), 83-0 (82), 77-2 (73), 62-30, 53-33, 49-2
Session 2:
42-50, 12-68 (68), 0-86 (53), 0-78 (78), 37-59, 88-24 (65), 65-1, 23-107 (66), 0-75

Referee: Alan Chamberlain

This was Higgins 11th ranking title.
World Championship (15 Apr - 1 May 2000)
SF Wales Mark J Williams (a) 17-15 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head
2001/2002
China Open (24 Feb - 3 Mar 2002)
SF Wales Mark J Williams (a) 6-2 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head
2002/2003
Masters (2‑9 Feb 2003)
QF Wales Mark J Williams (a) 6-3 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head
2003/2004
LG Cup (4‑12 Oct 2003)
Final Wales Mark J Williams (a) 9-5 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head
2005/2006
China Open (20‑26 Mar 2006)
Final Wales Mark J Williams 9-8 Scotland John Higgins Head to head

Session 1:
1-85 (54), 63-60, 60-66 (MW 56, JH 66), 72-52, 69-0 (60), 3-74 (74), 25-68, 73-32 (66)

Session 2:
67-0, 57-71, 78-42 (61), 39-58, 0-75 (69), 70-12 (69), 58-47, 28-64 (64), 69-44

Referee: Eirian Williams
2006/2007
Pot Black (2 Sep 2006)
Final Wales Mark J Williams 119-13 Scotland John Higgins Head to head

Break of 119
2008/2009
Championship League - Group 3 (9‑10 Feb 2009)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 2-2 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
Championship League - Group 4 (11‑12 Feb 2009)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 2-2 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
Championship League - Group 5 (2‑3 Mar 2009)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 1-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
2009/2010
Shanghai Masters (7‑13 Sep 2009)
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams 1-5 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
China Open (29 Mar - 4 Apr 2010)
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams 5-2 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
2010/2011
UK Championship (4‑12 Dec 2010)
Final Wales Mark J Williams [5] 9-10 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head

88-0 (83), 1-78, 67-26, 65-45 (65), 60-66 (66,55)
76-34, 66-17, 85-0 (85), 55-3, 0-90 (90), 43-94 (94)
85-45 (70), 0-135 (105), 63-16, 31-68, 0-110 (76)
69-71 (MW 61), 28-64, 46-81 (66)

Referee: Brendan Moore
Championship League - Group 1 (3‑4 Jan 2011)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 0-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
Championship League - Group 2 (5‑6 Jan 2011)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 2-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
Snooker Shoot-Out (28‑30 Jan 2011)
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [3] 7-93 Scotland John Higgins [1] Head to head
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 2011)
SF Wales Mark J Williams [3] 14-17 Scotland John Higgins [2] Head to head

52-50, 0-139 (135), 67-1, 73-19 (72)
44-76, 0-127 (120), 74-16 (74), 74-0
68-0, 0-106 (84), 115-0 (115), 62-70 (W 62)
103-0 (103), 58-0, 62-65, 20-59
44-64, 75-1 (70), 24-61, 84-4
0-70, 37-72 (58), 34-56, 61-73 (W 61)
105-7 (105, missed max), 0-68, 92-0 (92), 14-123 (123)
89-24 (84), 40-70, 64-67 (W 64)
2011/2012
Premier League 9 (10 Nov 2011)
Final Wales Mark J Williams 1-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 

1-130 (125), 77-44, 24-89 (89), 22-69
2013/2014
Championship League - Group 6 (12‑13 Feb 2014)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 0-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
SF Wales Mark J Williams 0-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
Championship League - Group 7 (3‑4 Mar 2014)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 0-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
2014/2015
6 Red, F (1‑3 Sep 2014)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 4-5 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
Championship League - Group 7 (9‑10 Feb 2015)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 1-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
Shoot-Out (4‑6 Mar 2015)
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [14] 123-0 Scotland John Higgins [12] Head to head Details 
2015/2016
Euro Tour 4 (4‑8 Nov 2015)
Rd 4 Wales Mark J Williams [5] 4-0 Scotland John Higgins [58] Head to head Details 
Championship League - Group 1 (4‑5 Jan 2016)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3-1 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
2016/2017
World Open (25‑31 Jul 2016)
Rd 3 Wales Mark J Williams [11] 2-5 Scotland John Higgins [6] Head to head Details 

144 by Higgins was the highest break of the event
China Championship (1‑5 Nov 2016)
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams 4-6 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
Williams got in when O'Sullivan pulled out.
Northern Ireland Open (14‑20 Nov 2016)
Rd 4 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4-1 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details 
China Open (27 Mar - 2 Apr 2017)
Rd 3 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 5-4 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 8
2017/2018
Championship League - Winners' Group (28‑29 Mar 2018)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 2-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
World Championship (21 Apr - 7 May 2018)
Final Wales Mark J Williams [7] 18-16 Scotland John Higgins [5] Head to head Details 
Williams' 100 in frame 32 was the 84th century break of the tournament. The record is 86. Higgins missed the 11th red in frame 24 on his way to a maximum.

Session 1:
75-23, 65-15, 72-35, 70-60 (JH 55)
4-120 (119), 133-0 (95), 0-98 (52), 21-82 (59)

Session 2:
81-46 (76), 31-75 (51), 8-127 (127), 76-12, 9-85 (56)
15-123 (117), 123-0 (118), 64-35 (64), 80-43

Session 3:
98-5 (61), 73-19 (56), 126-0 (69, 56), 63-7 (52)
29-92 (67), 65-76 (JH 72, MW 65), 0-80 (80), 84-8

Session 4:
1-131 (131), 58-68 (JH 67, MW 58), 47-82 (82), 0-91
47-67 (62), 74-0, 104-14 (100), 63-65 (JH 65, MW 63), 71-0 (69)

Referee: Brendan Moore

This was Williams' third title from four finals but first since 2003.
2019/2020
6 Red World Championship (2‑7 Sep 2019)
SF Wales Mark J Williams 5-7 Scotland John Higgins Head to head

39-12, 23-33, 0-61 (61), 6-41 (41), 50-0 (50)
34-39, 0-65 (65), 43-4 (43), 25-39, 33-0, 45-36, 4-40

Referee: Lyu Xilin
Championship League - Group 6 (8‑9 Jan 2020)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 2-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
Championship League - Group 7 (2‑3 Mar 2020)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 0-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
SF Wales Mark J Williams 3-1 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 

65-59 (JH 59, MW 60), 4-105 (53,52), 78-4 (67), 87-0 (87)
2020/2021
Championship League - Winners Group (1‑2 Apr 2021)
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 1-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
World Championship (17 Apr - 3 May 2021)
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [12] 13-7 Scotland John Higgins [5] Head to head Details 
Higgins missed the 15th black in a 147 attempt in frame 14. Williams won 9 consecutive frames from 3-1 down.
2021/2022
Northern Ireland Open (9‑17 Oct 2021)
Rd 3 Wales Mark J Williams [10] 3-4 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details 
Higgins was 3-0 down.
Masters (9‑16 Jan 2022)
QF Wales Mark J Williams [9] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [8] Head to head Details 
2023/2024
World Masters (4‑6 Mar 2024)
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams 2-4 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 2.

120 by Higgins (15 reds+blacks) in frame 1, lost position on yellow and missed.
2024/2025
World Championship (19 Apr - 5 May 2025)
QF (25) Wales Mark J Williams [6] v Scotland John Higgins [3] Head to head 2025-04-29 09:00:00Z
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