World Snooker Championship 2022 - Judd Trump dominates first session of semi-final as luckless Mark Williams toils

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.

Ad/> Trump then knocked off four frames in a row on a miserable afternoon for his 47-year-old opponent. World Championship'It is only now a matter of time before he wins an event' — Trump backs Lisowski to come goodAN HOUR AGO 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.

'It is only now a matter of time before he wins an event' — Trump backs Lisowski to come good 'They'll have to do something' — Sloping table controversy at start of Williams v Trump 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.