Judd Trump has joked about the "World Seniors Championship" he has found himself in the middle of as the final four approaches at the Crucible.
Higgins has four World Championship titles to his name, while Williams has three. It has not been easy, but I am now coming to terms with it and you have to enjoy the battle. I have had no pressure, just battling my hardest and I’ve got a free shot at Mark Williams. "I am so happy. Now with the one-table setup, I can’t wait to get going. Trump has spoken aboutfeeling disillusioned with his game during this tournamentand is planning on taking an extended break from the sport.
Ronnie O'Sullivan rallied with two century breaks to draw level at 4-4 with John Higgins while Judd Trump took a 7-1 lead over Mark Williams.
Trump won a messy fifth frame and came out on top in another safety battle in the sixth. But O’Sullivan was not to be denied and ensured he would go into Friday’s second session level with another superb century. O’Sullivan, however, was now starting to find his groove.
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Trump's long potting was a constant theme of a scrappy opening session as three-time champion Williams struggled to find any sort of fluency. The Welshman's ...
Trump was looking increasingly confident and produced breaks of 53 and 41 to extend his lead to six, leaving Williams with a mountain to climb in Friday’s second session. A 62 break gave Trump the next frame before more caution led to the second rerack of the session. The Welshman’s only success came in a long fourth frame, and he appeared unhappy with the table at the end of it when he rolled a ball down the cloth to check its condition.
Judd Trump is in control of his World Championship semi-final against Mark Williams after dominating the first session at the Crucible to lead 7-1.
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Judd Trump surged into a 7-1 lead over Mark Williams after dominating the opening session of their World Championship semi-final at the Crucible.
We are committed in our support of safer gambling. Williams would have been desperate to win the final frame of the afternoon, but after Trump drew first blood with 53, Williams again missed from distance to allow Trump to chalk up another frame and end the session with a significant 7-1 advantage. The early omens weren't good for Williams, who came off second best in an opening frame in which he had his chances, and when Trump quickly doubled his lead thanks to a well-taken run of 70 in frame two, the template for the afternoon had been drawn up.
Snooker fans can't help be excited by the semi-final lineup of this year's World Championship. While there is always something fresh about experiencing an ...
Now with the one-table setup, I can’t wait to get going. It is remarkable to see them still competing at the highest level three decades on, something that led to the other semi-finalist throwing a cheeky dig on social media. Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, Mark Williams, and Judd Trump are a brilliant quartet, with all four men having previously been crowned world champions.
Judd Trump was a player devoid of belief at the start of the World Championship but he found his mojo at the Crucible and showed the confidence is ...
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The semi-finals are dominated by the 'Class of '92' with 46-year-olds Higgins and O'Sullivan facing off in one semi-final and Trump playing 47-year-old Welshman ...
All four players are former champions with Trump a winner in 2019, while Williams has three world crowns, Higgins has four and O'Sullivan six. The semi-finals are dominated by the 'Class of '92' with 46-year-olds Higgins and O'Sullivan facing off in one semi-final and Trump playing 47-year-old Welshman Mark Williams in the other. Snooker star Judd Trump admits he feels like the odd one out in the World Snooker Championships as he enjoyed a laugh at the expense of rivals John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Williams on social media.
Mark Williams, 47, and 46-year-olds Ronnie Sullivan and John Higgins complete the last four.
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“I have enjoyed the challenge more than I have in the last couple of years. If we carried on there it would be 17-1 easily”. It sparked O’Sullivan into life, as breaks of 54, 116 and 107 – the 91st century of the tournament – levelled the match at 4-4, the match resuming on Friday afternoon. “It’s probably the most excited I have been for a while, to be down to the one table.” Maybe it was a hangover to the drama created in the quarter-finals – Williams edging out Yan Bingtao 13-11 – but it was a scrappy opening session. But it was Trump, the 2019 world champion, who carried on his rich seam of form – winning 15 of his last 16 frames in Sheffield – to lead the Welshman 7-1 in their best-of-33 contest.