Judd Trump and John Higgins take leads over Stuart Bingham and Jack Lisowski in tetchy afternoon session

Judd Trump and John Higgins moved into the ascendancy in their World Championship quarter-final ties, with 5-3 leads over Stuart Bingham and Jack Lisowski respectively. Bingham kicked off the afternoon session by winning the first frame 101-38 with two breaks of 50 and 51 in an impressive start to the match. Ad/> Trump fought back to level with a clearance of 105 and dominated the next frame to take it 72-18.

He looked to have sealed the fourth frame, but missed a cut on red to the bottom right with the rest. /> World Championship‘That’ll do!’ — Trump makes early century against Bingham2 HOURS AGO Bingham scored 36 to bring him back to 52-36 and Trump missed a red, letting Bingham win the frame 62-52 and level the match at 2-2. However, Trump took control of the fifth frame with a break of 50, winning 92-0 and regaining the lead at 3-2.

He seized the advantage in the sixth frame with a break of 75, with Bingham having not potted a ball after the interval. Opinion: Robertson 147 magic shows why snooker must never leave Crucible O'Sullivan opens up commanding lead over Maguire Trump won it 87-33 to take a two-frame advantage for the first time in the match. Bingham need to claw back this deficit and did not disappoint by registering a break of 106 to take the frame 129-0, narrowing the score at 4-3.

/> But the match swayed Trump’s way, as Bingham missed the penultimate red over the pocket, leaving him to take full advantage and claim a 61-35 lead. Bingham needed a snooker to rescue the frame, but he failed to do so as Trump went onto to win the eighth frame 73-35. In the other quarter-final, Jack Lisowski took the first frame comfortably with a break of 98 to win it 99-30.