Jones to keep calm and carry on to semi-finals

Jak Jones is nicknamed the Silent Assassin

Staying calm is easier said than done when a place in the World Snooker Championship semi-finals is on the line.

But that is exactly what Jak Jones said got him through his shock 13-9 victory over number three seed Judd Trump.

"In my last match (against Si Jiahui) I wasn’t calm at all, which you probably noticed on my face," said the 30-year-old Welshman.

"I tried to learn from it and forget about any bad shots.

"If you’re getting down on yourself it’s not going to help you, Judd is one of the best at doing that. I think that’s what got me through in the end."

Jones' victory is even more remarkable when considering this is just his second visit to the Crucible.

He is aiming to become only the third qualifier to win the world title after Terry Griffiths in 1979 and Shaun Murphy in 2005.

Jones admits he only slept a couple of hours going into the final day against Trump, but "the adrenalin takes you through, you don’t need sleep!"

He may well lose more sleep as he keeps his eye on the finely poised quarter-final between seven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and 2015 winner Stuart Bingham - the winner of which he will face in the last four.

Jones said it would be "amazing to play Ronnie".

"Obviously he’s got a tough game against Stuart Bingham, but whoever I play, I’ll look forward to it," he said.

Jones, nicknamed the Silent Assassin, says he will continue his 'keep calm' outlook as he progresses.

He is already guaranteed £100,000 in prize money by making the semi-finals.

"I’ve not really thought anything of it," Jones said.

"I’m just playing snooker like I do every day in the club, obviously it’s slightly different out there, I’m just trying not to think of it... just play snooker."