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'Unbelievably good' - Mark Williams dazzles Crucible crowd with amazing shot in total clearance

Mark Williams has arguably played snooker on a par with anyone at this year’s World Championship, and he dazzled the crowd with a piece of shot-making brilliance in the 19th frame of his quarter-final match with Yan Bingtao. The Welshman had his worst session of the tournament on Tuesday evening, as Yan largely shut him out. Ad/> Yan continued the assault by taking the first two frames of Wednesday’s concluding session.

'Incredible!' - Disbelief at 'crazy' situation in Ronnie O'Sullivan v Stephen Maguire World Championship game

There was disbelief over the positioning of the balls during the opening frame of Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Maguire's quarter-final at the World Championship. Maguire held a 41-6 lead early on in the first frame of the match with the tension in the Crucible palpable for the last-eight clash in Sheffield. Ad/> That was when the Scot was confronted with a bizarre layout of balls on the table from O'Sullivan with five reds pinned to the same side cushion.

'That is brilliant' - Judd Trump produces string of sizzling pots to wow Crucible crowd at World Snooker Championship

It wasn’t pretty at times, but Judd Trump thrilled the crowd at the Crucible with a stunning sequence of pots in the 13th frame of his World Championship clash with Anthony McGill. Trump showed real fighting spirit to secure a 10-6 lead after two sessions despite being below his best. Ad/> But he showed that the stardust is still there as he produced some naughty snooker to take the 13th frame.

'Exactly what he needed' - Ronnie O'Sullivan makes 185th Crucible century against David Gilbert at World Championship

Ronnie O’Sullivan found himself with his back against the wall at 3-0 down to David Gilbert in the first round of the World Championship, and responded in the best way possible with a stunning break of 122. The third frame of the first-round clash was a bitter one for O’Sullivan, as he was in command at 54-0 to the good but Gilbert got back in and stole it with a clearance from green to black. Ad/> The first round is best of 19, so losing it was not fatal but it left O’Sullivan under pressure.

Tour Championship 2022: Judd Trump told to switch to World Championship as Luca Brecel names ‘dream’ final opponent

Judd Trump has been urged to forget about his Tour Championship exit and focus on the upcoming World Championship by Ken Doherty. An impressive 10-6 victory saw Scottish Open champion Luca Brecel beat Trump in their quarter-final in Llandudno, in what is the final ranking event before the World Championship. Ad/> Trump has won one ranking title (Turkish Masters) this year compared to five the season prior, and despite back-to-back centuries of 140 and 103 on Thursday night, overall it was another below-par performance with too many routine misses – starting with a brown in the opening frame that typically he would have sunk.

Gibraltar Open 2022 LIVE - Judd Trump and Neil Robertson both in action as title set to be decided

Around the tables Neil Robertson 0-1 Jak Jones Ad/> Tom Ford 0-1 Kyren Wilson Gibraltar OpenLaboured Trump keeps Gibraltar Open hat-trick hopes alive with win over Lam11 HOURS AGO Jimmy Robertson 0-2 Ding Junhui Stuart Bingham 1-0 Soheil Vahedi Jordan Brown 0-0 Jamie Jones Lyu Haotian 0-1 Robert Milkins Ben Hancorn 1-0 Ben Woollaston About that plant... Check this out from Trump. He didn't win the frame, but it's a terrific pot /> Trump 0-1 Walden (30-72) Edgy stuff, but Walden takes the opening frame, finishing with a good break of 39 that will give him some confidence.

Turkish Masters: Extraordinary John Higgins fluke on pink seals frame against Dylan Emery in Antalya

John Higgins benefitted from a huge slice of luck to take the lead against Dylan Emery in their opening-round match at the Turkish Masters. Emery is the European U21 snooker champion and as a result earned a two-year tour card starting from next season.

'How has he missed that?': Judd Trump stuns as he misses 'easiest pink you will ever see' in Welsh Open final

Judd Trump is one of the greatest potters the game has ever seen, but he is also capable of the odd howler — and he produced one of the worst shots of his career in the Welsh Open final on Sunday afternoon. After battling hard to earn a 4-3 lead, Trump looked set to move into a two-frame cushion at the interval. Ad/> He’d crafted a chance and was well set to get over the line, with a simple pink standing between himself and a lead in the race to nine.

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'Unbelievably good' - Mark Williams dazzles Crucible crowd with amazing shot in total clearance

'Incredible!' - Disbelief at 'crazy' situation in Ronnie O'Sullivan v Stephen Maguire World Championship game

'That is brilliant' - Judd Trump produces string of sizzling pots to wow Crucible crowd at World Snooker Championship

'Exactly what he needed' - Ronnie O'Sullivan makes 185th Crucible century against David Gilbert at World Championship

Tour Championship 2022: Judd Trump told to switch to World Championship as Luca Brecel names ‘dream’ final opponent

Gibraltar Open 2022 LIVE - Judd Trump and Neil Robertson both in action as title set to be decided

Turkish Masters: Extraordinary John Higgins fluke on pink seals frame against Dylan Emery in Antalya

'How has he missed that?': Judd Trump stuns as he misses 'easiest pink you will ever see' in Welsh Open final