Former World Champion Griffiths - who also coached the likes of Williams and Stephen Hendry - died on Sunday aged 77

Stephen Hendry has labelled Mark Williams his hero after the 49-year-old claimed the Champion of Champions title on Sunday night. The three-time world champion beat Xiao Guodong 10-6 in Bolton to claim the £150,

Mark Williams claimed his first Champion of Champions title with victory over Xiao Guodong on Sunday - and was hailed as one of snooker's all-time greats by Mark Allen

Mark Allen has led the tributes to snooker legend Terry Griffiths who has died at the age of 77. Griffiths won the world title in 1979 after coming through qualifying before beating Dennis Taylor 24-16 in the final. In doing so, he became the second ever qualifier to take the title at the Crucible.

Three-time world champion Mark Williams was among those to pay tribute on social media, calling Griffiths a ‘legend’

Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died at the age of 77 following a long battle with illness, his family have confirmed. The Welshman came through the qualifying rounds to win the 1979 Crucible title,

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The Welshman, a frequent visitor to Hong Kong in the 1980-90s, won the world title in 1979 and completed the ‘Triple Crown’ in 1982.

Former snooker world champion Terry Griffiths has died at the age of 77 after a lengthy battle with dementia. The Welshman won the World Championship in 1979 in only his second professional tournament,