JUDD TRUMP brought power snooker to the Betfred.com World Championship as he blasted out into an overnight lead in his semi-final against Ding Junhui.

The last Englishman standing in Sheffield was almost staging his own ‘shot of the championship’ competition in the opening session as he built a 5-3 advantage over China’s big hope for Crucible glory.

There was a sensational red played at high pace with deep screw along a side cushion which had the audience gasping, a phenomenal long brown, and an exquisite cut red to set up a frame-winning break. The left-hander also played an aggressive pot right-handed, making light of awkward bridging, in the closing frame.

Trump had made a promise to entertain and he made good on it.

The 21-year-old seemed not to have a worry in the world as he set about attacking Ding, who like Trump was contesting a Crucible semi-final for the first time.

Since knocking out defending champion Neil Robertson in the first round, Trump has slain Martin Gould in round two and Graeme Dott in the quarter-finals.

Merciless, a lethal potting machine and utterly fearless, he was relishing the one-table situation which comes into play at the last-four stage.

One table was removed from the theatre last night, with the other moved to centre stage, and Trump said: “I’ve got the whole crowd to entertain now, which is going to be good, rather than having just half the arena to myself.”