Judd Trump punished a series of costly errors from Mark Williams to build a 5-3 lead in their World Snooker Championship semi-final at the Crucible. A tense start to the match was filled with mistakes and it was a missed routine black by Williams in the eighth frame that enabled Trump to establish a healthy overnight advantage.

Judd Trump had some ‘lovely words’ for Mark Williams after defeat to the Welshman in the World Snooker Championship final on Saturday night. The 50-year-old became the oldest ever Crucible finalist with a 17-14 victory over the world number one,