English Open: Judd Trump progresses to last 32 of the Home Nations tournament after battling past Craig Steadman
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ByEurosport
Updated 13/12/2022 at 18:57 GMT
Judd Trump has extended his head-to-head record to 6-1 against Craig Steadman. The pair last met in the last 64 of the Welsh Open which Trump won 4-1, and he had no trouble beating the world No. 82 again by the same scoreline at the Brentwood Centre. Trump will face Fraser Patrick in the next round. Mark Selby and defending champion Neil Robertson also came through, despite a scare for the latter.
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Judd Trump reached the last 32 of the English Open after a 4-1 win over Craig Steadman.
After scraping into the second round with a 4-3 win over 21-year-old Welshman Jackson Page on Monday, Trump came back from losing the first frame to produce a straightforward win at the Brentwood Centre.
He will face Fraser Patrick next after the Scot received a walkover.
Steadman registered a break of 54 to get off to a fine start. Trump needed two snookers but conceded the frame to hand Steadman a 1-0 lead.
The second frame continued in scrappy fashion but Trump levelled after a frame which lasted well over half an hour. Steadman missed a green escaping from a snooker and the match was all square.
The frame length was averaging 25 minutes, but Trump continued to battle.
He took the lead for the first time in the match in the third frame as he produced a brilliant cut on a red down a side rail into the green pocket and sealed a break of 62.
Trump had to dig deep again in the fourth frame, but his improved cueing saw him extend his lead to 3-1.
The 2020 English Open champion sealed his place in the next round by snatching what proved to be the fifth and final frame with a fine 62 clearance as he popped in the pink from mid-range before potting the black.
Defending champion Neil Robertson survived a big scare as he held off a fantastic fightback from Lei Peifan, who made three successive 120-plus breaks.
Robertson looked to be cruising through as he raced into a 3-0 lead with breaks of 67, 130 and 67.
But Lei hit back with three straight frames in which Robertson didn’t score a point. Lei made breaks of 136, 134 and 121, but Robertson held his nerve in the decider to advance.
Mark Selby was also victorious as he won 4-2 against Joe O'Connor.
O'Connor started strongly with a break of 99, but Selby took the next three frames in a row. O'Connor closed to 3-2, but Selby finished with a 105 break to advance.
Mark Williams finished with breaks of 134 and 135 as he beat fellow Welshman Dominic Dale 4-2.
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