Tour Championship 2024 snooker LIVE – Judd Trump returns for quarter-final clash, Zhang Anda faces Mark Wilson – Eurosport

Narrowing the gap, Mark leaves himself a minging cut-back from on black cush and doesn’t get close, then twice foul-misses; when he hits, Judd makes sure to remove the next red, spanks in a green – that’s some remarkable cue-power – only to land behind the green, forced to play safe.

Losing ideal position, Judd has to take on a green with the rest, sunk nae bother, but he lands on the side of the yellow so that’s probably end of break. Except, with no safety on, he has no choice but to try a tight pot to left corner … and he misses by miles, leaving one that Mark strokes to left-centre. Stealing frames this this one is something out of which he’s a made a career.

Starter to Judd and though it’s not an easy table, he shouldn’t run out of position when he does and, perhaps distracted, he leaves a starter … but because Mark misses it, it works out well for him and he gets on to the black, replaced just below the pink, and things looks a little easier now.

Pre-match, Mark said he’ll definitely be playing next term but this might be his last ITV tournament; if he wins here he qualifies for the Champion of Champions, so we’ll see. In comms, Stephen says Mark is perhaps the smartest snooker player we’ve ever seen, who plays shots he doesn’t see and absolutely has the best temperament in the history of our sport; he texted him after his ludicrous dish and TWPM repsonded saying he wasn’t sure where it’d come from, he was dead on his feet. Anyway, it’s a tactical start to the match.

Judd Trump v Mark J Williams, best of 19; ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

Welcome to live coverage from the Tour Championship as focus shifts to the quarter-finals.

Judd Trump returns to action to face Mark Williams, with a place in the semi-finals up for grabs.

Play gets underway in Manchester at 1pm and we will have live text coverage right here.