World Snooker Championship 2022 - Judd Trump dominates first session of semi-final as luckless Mark Williams toils
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Updated 28/04/2022 at 16:48 GMT
Judd Trump overcame a re-rack and a close first frame to race away in his semi-final clash against the 47-year-old Mark Williams. The Welshman was able to get on the board in the fourth but it wasn't enough to halt the momentum of the 2019 champion as he took total control ahead of Friday’s resumption. Watch the World Championship live on Eurosport and discovery+.
'What a shot!' - Williams nails long red against Trump
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.
After edging a tight first frame, the 2019 world champion was soon three up before Williams managed to get on the board.
Trump then knocked off four frames in a row on a miserable afternoon for his 47-year-old opponent.
A cagey opener required a re-rack and at the second attempt, Williams looked to have started the brighter until he saw a red fly into the corner pocket after delightfully sinking a blue.
The two men dug deep in a lengthy battle but it was Trump who would emerge successful after dealing with a previously problematic brown.
The second frame followed much the same pattern at the start before some fine potting from Trump saw him open up his advantage with a break of 70, before taking the third in fairly straightforward fashion.
Williams finally found his rhythm in frame four to reduce the arrears but made a point of testing the table afterwards and appeared to suggest it wasn’t level.
The Welshman had more reason to be displeased following the mid-session interval as Trump was able to take advantage of an error on the final red to restore his three-frame advantage.
Trump was now in his element and won the next two frames - producing some wonderfully inventive potting in the process - before finishing in style with breaks of 53 and 41 to take the eighth 94-4 after another re-rack.
The two men resume on Friday as Williams will be looking for a change of fortune to deny Trump reaching his third final in Sheffield.
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