World Snooker Championship 2022 LIVE scores – Mark Williams seeks Miracle comeback against Judd Trump

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TRUMP 9-3 WILLIAMS

That’s more like it! The Veteran three-time Champion Slots a super red to the middle left and gets a well-paced rebound off the bottom cushion to engineer a perfect cannon off two reds that opens up the black. It’s a worthy Catalyst for a much-needed response to the Trump Onslaught. As the Welshman’s break approaches the half century he’s faced with a miss-able long red to the yellow pocket but he keeps his nerve to coolly guide it down and stay on course. From there he finds top form and even chucks in an unorthodox attempt at a long pink that earns a chuckle from the crowd. He constantly Misses but it doesn’t matter as his break of 119 – the third century in a row – inside him head into the mid-session interval on a positive note.

TRUMP 9-2 WILLIAMS (1-0)

Trump sizzles another mid-table red to that bottom right corner. It maintains his impressive 89 percent long pot conversion but doesn’t pave the way for another ominous break. Instead, he opts for safety and once again comes out on top. Williams looks in all sorts of trouble but finally gets some respite when Trump Surprisingly Misses a long red to the bottom corner. The spectators break their silence to urge the Welshman to take advantage. They want to see more of a battle here and not just a Trump masterclass.

TRUMP 9-2 WILLIAMS

Williams fouls with two failed attempts to Escape a snooker from baulk and leaves a red on the bottom cushion. It tempts an in-form Trump to jump back into the potting action and he beautifully nudges it into the right pocket. He lands neatly on the black and Williams begins to get comfortable in his seat once again. He’s not coming back to the table in this frame. Trump smoothly eases through the gears, efficiently moving beyond the frame ball to clock up back-to-back century clearances (100).

TRUMP 8-2 WILLIAMS (30-0)

Wow! A tough red from mid-table with the cue ball close to baulk sizzles with unerring accuracy to the bottom right pocket to ensure Trump maintains his momentum following that century. It’s followed by an update of his stats that notes it is his 15th conversion of a long pot from his 17th attempt.

He builds a decent lead but has to work hard to keep position with a pink to the middle left. Eventually he asks too much of himself with a tough cut on a red to the bottom left that doesn’t quite make it.

TRUMP 8-2 WILLIAMS

Trump is bold with his safety and boy does it pay off handsomely. Williams looks to have the upper hand in the early Exchanges but he’s first to Blink and the 2019 Champion drills a red from the right cushion to the bottom left corner. The touch off the left cushion tees him up nicely for the black. A red and a pink follow with another cannon opening up the pack to provide him with a frame-winning position. The Ace in the Pack really gets his mojo flowing as he breezes through to complete a Sublime 114 clearance.

TRUMP 7-2 WILLIAMS (17-0)

Trump looks to shake off that sluggish start and is first to build after Williams catches the blue off the break. The Juddernaut cuts a black into the bottom left with extra venom but his cannon into the pack doesn’t go to plan. He attempts to recover position with a long red to the bottom left but he doesn’t quite get the bounce off the bottom cushion he wanted. The black just isn’t on and he’s forced to play a safety.

TRUMP 7-2 WILLIAMS

It’s far from vintage Williams but he just about does enough to reduce the arrears. He knew he needed to make a strong start and while this opener was rather twitchy from both players, it’s job done and provides a potential platform. He’s some way from a clearance when he misses a red to the middle right but the break of 33 is enough to see Trump concede.

TRUMP 7-1 WILLIAMS (7-39)

You could put together a montage of expressions of disbelief from Mark already this morning. He controls the cue ball quite brilliantly from the green pocket right down to the bottom left to tuck a red neatly into the pocket. He’s on the black close to the same corner but Somehow Misses it after putting all of his concentration into trying to Ricochet into a cluster of Reds nearby. Short steps up but fail to take advantage. Can Williams make it count this time around?

TRUMP 7-1 WILLIAMS (0-38)

That delightful safety leaves Trump with few options and Williams is soon back at the table Rolling through red and black combos. He looks on course to clinch the frame at this visit but inexplicably blows a black to the bottom left to end the break on 33.

TRUMP 7-1 WILLIAMS (0-5)

Ouch. Trump attempts a safety from baulk close to the yellow ball but after clipping the pack of Reds and two cushions, they can only look on in Horror as the cue ball slowly rolls into the yellow pocket. It’s a foul and an early chance for Williams. The Welsh potting machine cuts a red to the bottom left but immediately runs out of position. He’s up on the baulk cushion and plays a tidy safety by tucking the white behind the yellow.

GOOD MORNING!

Ready for some more semi-final snooker action? We’re kicking off with Judd Trump’s battle with three-time Champion Mark Williams. The Welshman has it all to do and comes into this session Desperately needing to make some inroads on the Juddernaut’s 7-1 lead. Can he do it? We’ll soon find out as Day 14 is about to commence!

‘I don’t really care!’ – O’Sullivan says they are ‘on holiday’ at the World Championship

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s claimed he doesn’t care if he loses his World Championship semi-final to John Higgins.

“I don’t really care to be honest with you, I’m just here to enjoy myself,” he told Eurosport. “If I get beat 17-4 I’m just going to have fun, enjoy it. That’s my motto. Life has to be good, life has to be fun. It’s just a game of snooker. I’m really delighted to be here. ”

Asked if he was having fun once he got going, he added: “Even if it’s absolutely horrendous, I’m still having fun, because basically I’m on a holiday 365 days a year. Every day is a holiday. It’s great when you can treat everything like a holiday! The holiday continues, I’m having fun.

“I don’t really want it to end. The Seniors is on next week so I’m thinking about coming back for that because the shop is still open. I just don’t want to go home, I’m actually quite frustrated and I’ve looked at the calendar and there aren’t enough tournaments. I’m absolutely devastated. ”

Eurosport expert Jimmy White wasn’t buying any of it …

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