'Frighten her!' - Mark Williams scares 'good sport' ref with prank against Judd Trump at World Championship

Mark Williams prompted laughter in the Crucible Theatre when he tried to scare the «good sport» referee with a prank during his match against Judd Trump at the World Championship. 'The Welsh Potting Machine' was taking on the 2019 world champion Trump after the Bristolian had taken to social media to jest about the ages of the three players who are left in the draw with him at the Crucible. At the same time, he noted that they were «three legends of the game».

Ad/> Trump said it was like being in the middle of the «World Seniors Championship» with the veteran line up for the semi-finals, and he himself had played a trick on a match referee the day before by pretending there was a noise in the crowd before moving the balls. Snooker'Terribly exciting' – O'Sullivan, Higgins and a golden sporting rivalry that has defied time2 HOURS AGO On this occasion, it was Williams who came up with the prank. The 47-year-old, who has three World Championship titles to his name, managed to get a laugh from the crowd and the referee, Desislava Bozhilova.

As Bozhilova came to the table to adjust the position of the pink, Williams banged his cue down very hard on the ground, causing a loud noise. It prompted chuckles from the fans at the Crucible, his opponent and the referee. «Not sure what that noise was...» wondered Dave Hendon on commentary as he attempted to figure out what was going on.