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| UK Championship: Snooker prize money email sent to wrong player | UK Championship: Snooker prize money email sent to wrong player |
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| Snooker officials were left pink with embarrassment when they sent notification of £165,750 prize money to the wrong player. | Snooker officials were left pink with embarrassment when they sent notification of £165,750 prize money to the wrong player. |
| Mark Selby won the UK Championship on Sunday and earned himself the winnings. | Mark Selby won the UK Championship on Sunday and earned himself the winnings. |
| But Mark Williams, who got to the quarter finals, tweeted he had a "nice little bonus" after being sent a message saying he would get the money. | But Mark Williams, who got to the quarter finals, tweeted he had a "nice little bonus" after being sent a message saying he would get the money. |
| World Snooker said the alert was an error and no actual money was sent and Williams was "having some fun." | World Snooker said the alert was an error and no actual money was sent and Williams was "having some fun." |
| The Jester from Leicester Selby took the title in a thrilling final in York against Ronnie O'Sullivan. | The Jester from Leicester Selby took the title in a thrilling final in York against Ronnie O'Sullivan. |
| But Williams, from Cwm, Blaenau Gwent, was green with envy when he received an email which said: "Dear Mark, UKChampionship 2016, we advise that the prize money for the above event will be in your account on the Friday 9th December". | |
| He put an image of the message on Twitter saying: "This was a nice little bonus for me off @WorldSnooker1", adding the hash-tag "ithoughtibeatronnieaswell". | He put an image of the message on Twitter saying: "This was a nice little bonus for me off @WorldSnooker1", adding the hash-tag "ithoughtibeatronnieaswell". |
| A spokesman for World Snooker said the notification was an administrative error and the funds went to the intended recipient. | A spokesman for World Snooker said the notification was an administrative error and the funds went to the intended recipient. |
| He said: "I'm sure Mark Williams realised straight away what had happened. | He said: "I'm sure Mark Williams realised straight away what had happened. |
| "But being a colourful character he has run with it and is clearly having some fun." | "But being a colourful character he has run with it and is clearly having some fun." |