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.

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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.

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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