Judd Trump v Liang Wenbo: Trump roars back to come through Crucible opener

ByEurosport

Updated 21/04/2016 at 16:04 GMT

Judd Trump produced a dominant display in the second session of his Snooker World Championship first round match as he beat Liang Wenbo 10-8.

0420 Brilliant pot on red by Judd Trump

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Liang Wenbo had been off to a dream start in the match to lead former finalist Trump 6-3, but the Bristolian roared back to win 10-8.

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Judd Trump produced some brilliant snooker and a succession of outrageous pots as he came from behind to beat Liang Wenbo 10-8 in the opening round of the Snooker World Championship.

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Trump had trailed 6-3 after the opening session, and things began to look even worse as Liang clinched Thursday afternoon's opening frame with a break of 59.

But the world number five then won seven of the next eight frames to clinch the match, sinking some staggering pots as he did so - not least in a standout break of 106 in the 13th frame.

Trump celebrates century with one of pots of tournament

Trump will face another Chinese player, Ding Junhui, in the second round.

Frame scores: 0-141 (117), 0-107 (107), 88-34 (58), 86-0 (86), 41-60, 31-58, 75-27 (65), 0-105 (76), 41-59, 24-66 (59), 81-34, 71-42 (54), 106-0 (106), 72-10, 86-0 (69), 5-66, 62-10 (61), 70-1 (55)

WATCH: Trump sinks brilliant long red

Session One

Liang Wenbo got off to a dream start in his Crucible opener against former finalist Judd Trump as he built a 6-3 lead after the opening session.

The Chinese superstar kicked the tournament off with a pair of centuries, a 117 and a 107, with Trump unable even to get on the scoreboard.

The Bristolian hit back to claim the next two frames with a 58 and an 86, only for Liang to win four of the next five frames - three of which were close-fought affairs which were only decided on the colours.

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Liang has given himself a superb chance of making it past the first round for the first time in eight years: he made the quarter-finals on his stunning debut in 2008, but have never been past the opening round ever since.

By contrast, Trump hasn't lost a first-round match at the Sheffield venue since 2007, when he shocked the world of snooker by qualifying as a 17-year-old.