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World Snooker Championships: Judd Trump pokes fun at John Higgins and Co with hilarious semi-final tweet

Snooker star Judd Trump admits he feels like the odd one out in the World Snooker Championships as he enjoyed a laugh at the expense of rivals John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Williams on social media.

The semi-finals are dominated by the 'Class of '92' with 46-year-olds Higgins and O'Sullivan facing off in one semi-final and Trump playing 47-year-old Welshman Mark Williams in the other.

All four players are former champions with Trump a winner in 2019, while Williams has three world crowns, Higgins has four and O'Sullivan six.

And ahead of today's opening sessions of the semi-finals, 32-year-old Trump saw the funny side of being stuck in the middle of such seasoned campaigners.

After Wizard of Wishaw sealed an epic 13-12 quarter-final win over Jack Lisowski to complete the semi-final line-up, Trump tweeted: "I've ended up stuck in the middle of a world seniors championship."

And he added: "Super excited for the semi finals tho still battling it out with 3 legends of the game!"

Higgins is aiming for his fifth world title, 11 years on from his last success at the Crucible in 2011, and on the three previous occasions he has beaten The Rocket at the World Championships, he has gone on to take the crown.

They play their first session at 7pm this evening.

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