Williams makes use of Jones’ 1960’s hit Delilah as his stroll on music and, after his 13-12 win over fellow ‘Class of ’92’ veteran Higgins, mentioned one other of the Welsh singer’s hits additionally stored him going earlier than Wednesday morning’s last session.
“I simply stored taking part in Tom Jones ‘Delilah’ and ‘A boy from nowhere’ again and again this morning as I used to be preparing as a result of I am knackered, I’ve bought to be trustworthy,” defined Williams in his post-match interview.
“Within the dressing room I used to be nonetheless taking part in and singing these two songs again and again simply to try to stick with it you already know as a result of it is robust on the market particularly the older you get and also you’re taking part in all day.”
Walker, who reached the quarter-final on the Crucible in 1997, says the friendship between the 2 Welsh legends is long-standing.
“A few years in the past we went to vacation in Las Vegas and Mark was attempting to get tickets and went to see Tom and mainly they have been buddies ever since,” he mentioned.
Additionally a detailed good friend of Williams, Walker added: “Fairly a comic story, when he [Williams] received the Worlds in 2018 I used to be driving his automobile again and this quantity stored ringing and he would not reply it.
“I mentioned ‘look you are going to should reply it could be a reporter wanting an interview or one thing like that’, so he form of answered it and went ‘hi there’ and the voice on the opposite finish went, ‘Mark, it is Tom, nicely completed’.
