Jak Jones Digs In And Rattles Judd Trump In Crucible Quarter-Final

By Paul Jones

Jak Jones looks determined to keep flying the flag for Wales deep into the second week at the World Snooker Championship.

The Welsh star ensured it was a tense session for Judd Trump in their quarter-final at The Crucible in Sheffield after they finished level at 8-8 overnight.

https://twitter.com/Livesnooker/status/1785430245761302835

Locked at 4-4 going into the evening, Trump fell two behind as Cwmbran hero Jones won a 55-minute 10th frame, but the five-time world semi-finalist recovered to make it 6-6 at the mid-session interval.

Trump had produced a break of 110 to take the day’s opening frame, yet Jones served early notice of his doggedness by reeling off three successive frames.

It took a brilliant double on the black to move Trump level after the morning’s action, and he just could not shake world number 44 Jones off.

https://twitter.com/SnookerSuper/status/1785292471993282758

Jones went back in front at 7-6 before a 68 break from Trump – his highest since frame two – levelled it up again, then Jones saved his best until last – a 117 break – after falling 8-7 behind.

Trump, a 2019 world champion, was the huge favourite ahead of the tie but scrapped to 4-4 in the first session and couldn’t pull away from the determined Jones on Tuesday evening.

Play will continue on Wednesday morning at 10:00, with the winner set to face Ronnie O’Sullivan or Stuart Bingham in the last four.

The last Welshman standing at the snooker World Championships is in quarter-final action today, as Jak Jones takes on former champion Judd Trump!

The first session starts at 10:00am.#BBCSnooker pic.twitter.com/lbxwKCuitK

— BBC Sport Wales (@BBCSportWales) April 30, 2024