On the evening of April 28, the semi-finals of the 2022 World Snooker Championship began, and Trump and Mark Williams staged the first stage of the match, Mark Williams staged a "disaster-level" performance, the attack was not felt, the defense also missed the ball, trump to build an advantage 7-1.
In the first set, Mark Williams took the lead and scored 28 points, only to play a blue ball and explode the red ball pile, crashing into a red ball foul, Trump scored 49 points to establish an advantage, and finally Trump won the first set 78-46. In the second set, Mark Williams did not score a blue ball, and Trump seized the opportunity to score a single 70 points. In the third inning, Mark Williams scored a red ball, the mother ball hit the red ball next to the bag, and Trump scored 70 points to win 100-8. Trump led 3-0.
In the fourth set, Mark Williams took a 54-30 lead several times, Trump scored a yellow ball and crashed into a blue ball, Mark Williams overscored; after the two sides fought defensively, Trump finally conceded defeat, and Mark Williams returned the set 72-34.
In the fifth set, Mark Williams was still in no good shape, and Trump won 73-28. In the sixth inning, Trump scored 54 points to establish an advantage, Mark Williams felt cold in the hand, and Trump won 84-21. Achieved a 5-1 advantage.
In the seventh inning, Trump scored 62 points to go 63-8, Mark Williams chased back 14 points, leaving a chance for a mistake, and Trump directly thin-handed the ball to win. In the eighth inning, Trump scored 53 points to establish an advantage; Mark Williams did not score the ball on the chance, and Trump won the eighth inning. Trump led 7-1.
The semi-finals were a long 33 innings with 17 wins, and for Mark Williams, the 1-7 disadvantage, although very passive, still had room to chase points, and the most important thing was to find the feel.