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[[File:Stuart_"Beef_Stu"_Williams_2019.jpg|thumb|212x212px|Williams playing as part of the Los Angeles X in 2019]]
'''Stuart Williams''' (born 28 June 1981 in [[Ellesmere Port]]) is an English professional [[ten-pin bowling|ten-pin bowler]] who has won titles in nine countries.<ref name=Stu-Grip>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stormbowling.com/stuart-williams |title=Storm Bowling Staff - Roto Grip Athletes - Stuart Williams |website=stormbowling.com |access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> He is one of the most active touring players in the sport. He is known to his followers by the nickname "Beef Stu". While in England, Williams, along with store owner and father Dave, ran MCS Bowling, a [[pro shop]] at [[Chester Megabowl]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mcsbowling.com/ |title=Home |website=mcsbowling.com}}</ref> Williams now resides in [[Pflugerville, Texas]], USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pba.com/articles/Stuart-Williams-is-Top-Qualifier-Heading-Into-USBC-Masters-Match-Play |title=Stuart Williams is Top Qualifier Heading Into USBC Masters Match Play |publisher=PBA.com |last=Smith |first=Aaron |date=April 12, 2018 |accessdate=April 13, 2018}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Storm Products|Roto Grip]] pro staff.<ref name=Stu-Grip/>
==Amateur career==
Williams won England's Crown Green Bowls national junior championship at age 14. He has been a member of six Weber Cup championships with Team Europe.<ref name=Stu-Grip/>
==European Bowling Tour==
Williams has 6 [[European Bowling Tour|EBT]] titles to his name, including the City of Barcelona title in 2003 (his first ever European ranking event), the Brunswick Aalborg International in 2004, and the Ebonite Luxembourg Open in 2006.
Williams triumphed in the 2007 [[World Ranking Masters]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Williams comes from behind to win men's title at Kegel/USBC World Ranking Masters |url=http://www.bowlingdigital.com/bowl/node/2415 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102023219/http://www.bowlingdigital.com/bowling/node/15703/1?PHPSESSID=134f5cb9b15f810d77e3bd0cc83eecbd |archive-date=January 2, 2013|website=Bowlingdigital.com |date=May 8, 2007}}</ref> defeating [[Peter Ljung (bowling player)|Peter Ljung]] from [[Sweden]] 2-1 (233-236, 235–224, 269–240) in the best of three final. Williams had qualified in third position, and also eliminated [[David O'Sullivan (bowler)|David O'Sullivan]] ([[United States|U.S.]]) in the quarterfinals, and [[Thomas Gross]] ([[Austria]]) in the semifinals. He won the [[European Bowling Tour Masters|EBT Masters]] championship in 2016, defeating Sweden's [[Jesper Svensson (bowler)|Jesper Svensson]] in the final match.
==PBA Tour==
On May 31, 2009, Williams earned an exemption for the U.S. [[Professional Bowlers Association|PBA Tour]] by finishing 6th at the PBA Tour Trials in [[Allen Park, MI]] (USA). This made him the first bowler from the United Kingdom to compete full-time on the PBA Tour.<ref>"Ciccone Heads Group of Eight PBA Tour Trials Qualifiers." Article at www.pba.com, May 31, 2009.</ref>
On November 18, 2011, Williams won his first PBA title in the [[Bayer]] Viper Open, part of that season's [[PBA World Series of Bowling|World Series of Bowling]]. In doing so, he became the first player from England to win a title on the standard PBA Tour in North America.<ref>Vint, Bill. "Stuart Williams Wins Bayer Viper Open, Becomes First English Player to Win a PBA Tour Title." Article at www.pba.com on January 22, 2012.[http://news.pba.com/post/2012/1/22/Stuart-Williams-Wins-Bayer-Viper-Open-Becomes-First-English-Player-to-Win-a-PBA-Tour-Title.aspx]</ref> After a drought of nearly seven years, he won the [[2018 PBA Tour season|PBA Tulsa Open]] on October 20, 2018, for his second PBA Tour title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pba.com/articles/Englande28099s-Stuart-Williams-Wins-FloBowling-PBA-Tulsa-Open-For-Second-Go-Bowling |title=England's Stuart Williams Wins FloBowling PBA Tulsa Open For Second Go Bowling! PBA Tour Title |publisher=PBA.com |last=Schneider |first=Jerry |date=October 20, 2018 |accessdate=October 21, 2018}}</ref>
Williams also has three [[PBA Regional Tour]] titles and has rolled ten [[Perfect game (bowling)|300 games]] in PBA events.<ref name=Stu-Grip/>
==Personal==
Williams is married to Tina Stickney, who was a collegiate bowler at [[Texas A&M University]]. The couple has one child, son Brady (b. 2016). Stuart states his favorite sport is cricket, while his favorite U.S. sport is American football (favorite team: [[New England Patriots]]).<ref name=Stu-Grip/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.superseries.org/dynamic/topplayers.asp?PID=127 Super Series Profile]
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