Mark Williams reveals why he will be left with NOTHING from his £200k prize pot for Saudi Arabia Snooker runner-up spot

SNOOKER star Mark Williams revealed he will not spend ANY of his £200,000 prize money from the Saudi Arabia Masters on himself.

The 49-year-old missed out on the £500,000 jackpot after suffering a 10-9 defeat to Judd Trump in Saturday's final.

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He instead took home a hefty runners-up prize of £200,000 from Riyadh.

But the Welshman claimed he will not see any of it himself.

Speaking after the final, he revealed: "£100,000 goes to her (his wife, Joanne) and £100,000 goes to the tax man."

He also said: "I didn't play my best all week, to be honest. Then I got to the final and towards the end it was probably the best the both of us have played.

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"It was a fantastic game, we didn't play well to be honest from the start but towards the end it was really good and I nearly had a good break in that last one.

"It was a red I fancied on 62 but it wasn't as if I twitched or anything, I thought it was in.

"I didn't play really good all week to be honest, I am a trier, I'll stick in and try my best, I have got to the final 9-9 and 62 in front - that's a whisker and I nearly won it.

"I didn't really do anything wrong, towards the end of that match was probably the best both of us have played."

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Williams also heaped praise on Trump, adding: "It just shows what a champ he is, what a break - and half a million quid he's won, reds safe, 62 behind, congratulations to him."

Williams hilariously declared ";I am c**p" midway through the Saudi Arabia Masters final.

The Welsh Potting Machine got off to a disappointing start in Riyadh, trailing 4-1 after five frames.

He then won two successive frames, but lost the last before the interval.

Williams was trailing 5-3 at the break, leaving him disappointed with his performance.

The Welshman took to social media to joke: "Well I enjoyed them 4 frames," with a series of laughing face emojis.

He then declared: "I am c**p," accompanied by a sunglasses emoji.