UK Championship semi-finals: Judd Trump beats world champion Kyren Wilson to reach final

After so much, hype, hope and expectation of a classic contest it proved to be a slightly underwhelming affair given the quality of the two players on show.

While Trump made two centuries, there were only two other breaks in excess of 50 and both players struggled to find their normal rhythm despite being presented with numerous opportunities to score heavily.

But while the tournament has reached the one-table set-up stage both Wilson and Trump stressed that early-event concerns over the conditions have not gone away.

“I don’t like to drop anyone in it but for me you have to be looking at the table fitters. The tables have been really poor all week. Every time I have played, they have been drifting to the right and even today, with just one table to focus on, it was the same scenario,” said Wilson.

“When you lose faith in the table you start to question your technique and wonder if you are putting side on the ball and you play different shots to the ones you would normally.

“If World Snooker want to have these great matches and these great rivalries, they need to be looking at conditions a bit more.

“Something is going on, whether the floor is not quite level… something needs looking at because unfortunately the fans are not going to get value for money. It did not just happen to me, it happened to Judd a few times.

“It is disappointing because you want these majors in perfect conditions.”

Trump added: “It was tricky. I think there was black I played towards the end that rolled off quite a lot and ended up missing.

“As long as the table is not rolling off it is playable which it was a little bit today.”

In response, a World Snooker spokesperson said: “Our table-fitting team work to the highest standards, often through the night, to ensure the best possible playing conditions.

“However, they can only respond to the issues which get reported by players. Only two condition report sheets have been submitted this week.

“We always welcome feedback from players and encourage them to engage with us to make sure that table conditions are as good as they can be.”