Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump victims of giant-killings at Crucible

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump both crashed out of the World Snooker Championship on an extraordinary day of quarter-final action at the Crucible.

The two top-ranked players had been odds-on to set up a mouthwatering last-four clash but were dumped out by qualifiers Stuart Bingham and Jak Jones respectively.

Coupled with David Gilbert’s win over Stephen Maguire, it means three qualifiers have reached the semi-finals for the first time since the first year the tournament was staged at the Crucible in 1977.

Bingham, who went all the way to the title in 2015 but has since lost his place in the world’s top 16, pulled away from an increasingly agitated O’Sullivan, reeling off the final three frames to seal a nerve-jangling 13-10 win.

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Earlier, Trump was punished for an error-strewn display by Jones, the world number 44, who turned an 8-8 overnight tie into a 13-9 win and reach the last four for the first time.

Trump offered no excuses after being lured into a war of attrition by his opponent, who is ranked second slowest of those who booked a place in this year’s tournament proper.

“I felt like I had a lot of chances and I didn’t take them,” said Trump. “I had more than enough chances today to win, so I only have myself to blame.

“A lot of the frames were quite slow and I got bogged down. His pace definitely affected me, but that’s not his fault. I just needed to get in and clear up every time, and I didn’t do that.”

Jones, who reached the Crucible quarter-final on his debut last year, is now two more victories away from