Judd Trump and Jak Jones remain locked after tight evening session, David Gilbert leads Stephen Maguire - Eurosport

Judd Trump and Jak Jones have yet to determine a winner in their World Championship quarter-final as they remain tied at 8-8 after two sessions. The third and final meeting will take place on Wednesday to settle the score.

In the recent competition, Trump was predicted to win due to his world champion status in 2019. However, during the first session, he only managed to achieve a score of 4-4. Despite his efforts, he wasn't able to surpass the determined Welshman on Tuesday night.

The game will proceed on Wednesday at 10:00 in the UK time zone. The victor will then proceed to compete against either Ronnie O'Sullivan or Stuart Bingham in the semifinals.

When the players met up again in the evening, Jones immediately showed that his performance in the first session was not a fluke. He capitalized on a mistake made by Trump and successfully pocketed a red ball in the middle pocket. With this, he was able to win a difficult frame despite being behind by 43-27 points.

The Welshman had been in the lead for the third time during the match, but he encountered a rigorous competition in the following 55-minute 10th frame.

Maguire punched the table in frustration after missing his shot. It seems like he must have experienced some pain from his unsuccessful attempt.

Both competitors made some bad shots in a frame that was unusually lengthy for Trump and consisted of extended periods of strategic maneuvers.

Finally, the stalemate concluded as Jones struck the last red ball into the right pocket and ultimately won the game by clearing up to the blue ball, resulting in a lead of two frames.

Undeterred, Trump started the following round with a positive play of 23 and efficiently took the win this time after penalizing Jones for his mistake in leaving a red ball on the table.

During the match, Trump managed to catch up and even the score before the break. In a difficult frame where the black ball was mistakenly placed on the yellow spot and vice versa, Jones was unable to execute a successful snooker move. This allowed the second-ranked player in the world, Trump, to take advantage and equalize the score by achieving a score of 6-6.

Once more, the strongest competitor couldn't advance further in the tournament as Jones stayed calm and took the lead after the intermission by completing a clearance of 55.

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Trump had to fiercely struggle again and countered with his best performance since scoring a century in the beginning round. He made a bold move by scoring a confident run of 68 and tied the score at 7-7, giving himself a much-needed boost.

After a slow start, Judd finally took the lead, but Jones ended the match spectacularly by scoring his first century with a magnificent 117. This unexpected achievement sets him up for a potentially surprising victory tomorrow.

Morning Session Ends In A Tie

Trump started the game quickly by scoring an impressive 110 points in the first round, thanks to his excellent shot at a long red ball.

Jones reacted strongly, taking advantage of Trump's missed shot and capitalizing on a poor position to hit a remarkable 69 break and tie the game.

Trump started to make mistakes in his gameplay. He failed to pocket a red ball in the middle of the table, which gave Jones an opportunity to play an excellent shot. Jones utilized a nicely laid out table to take a commanding 2-1 lead.

The champion of the world in 2019 was in a difficult situation during the fourth round, as Jones displayed his impressive ability to sink balls once again and took a lead of 3-1 with a superb clearance of 94 points.

In the beginning of the game after the first pause, Trump made a mistake and needed four tries to put a red ball in. Despite this, he managed to earn 35 points in the game but unfortunately, he couldn't continue his winning streak because of some challenging safety moves.

Trump managed to score a critical 36-point break, after potting a challenging pink ball, which brought down the Welshman's lead to just one point.

Trump gained an advantage when Jones unintentionally hit the red ball two times, resulting in Trump having a significant 69-21 lead in the sixth round.

Jones had hoped for two chances to win in the game of snooker, but they never happened. Instead, Trump made all the remaining shots up to the brown ball, and brought the scores back to being tied at 3-3.

Trump starts the quarter-final strongly by scoring a century in the first frame. He is praised for this excellent start.

Jones successfully made a clearance of 74 but did not manage to pot the red ball to the mid pocket. As a result, Trump gave up the seventh frame and Jones took the lead at 4-3.

Jones appeared to be on his way to obtaining a 5-3 advantage in the game, however, a simple pink shot towards the center pocket didn't go as planned, giving Trump an opportunity.

Trump was in need of a snooker, but he was eventually able to obtain it when Jones failed to make the necessary shot on a red ball. As a result, the English player was given another opportunity to play his turn.

The game came to a cautious end with only the pink and black balls remaining on the table. Trump successfully placed the pink ball, and then made a bold move by sinking the black ball and bringing the score to a tie before the break.

Maguire Bounces Back From Rough Beginning

On a separate table, there was a noticeable imbalance during the morning's competition as David Gilbert quickly gained a significant lead of 7-1 against Stephen Maguire.

During the quarter-final, Gilbert dominated with breaks of 130, 110, and 83. However, the Scottish player fought back in the second half.

Maguire was in a hopeless situation as Gilbert was playing exceptionally well with breaks of 73 and 67, leading 9-2. However, Maguire initiated a comeback from that point onward.

Maguire managed to win four out of the following five rounds, showcasing his brilliance with a stunning 111 century shot in the twelfth round. With his impressive gameplay, he brought down his opponent's lead to a respectable but still challenging score of 10-6 by the conclusion of the match.

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