Turkish Masters 2022 – Judd Trump secures place in last-32 after gripping 5-3 win over Chris Wakelin
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Updated 09/03/2022 at 19:40 GMT
The eighth frame was a tense affair, with snookers aplenty, as the battle for the green ball was key to deciding its outcome. Trump eventually managed to see the frame out 79-55 after being made to sweat by Wakelin in a pulsating encounter. Watch the Turkish Masters and other top snooker live on Eurosport and discovery+
Trump secures hard-fought victory over Wakelin at Turkish Masters
Judd Trump secured his place in the last-32 of Turkish Masters with a 5-3 victory over Chris Wakelin after a dramatic eighth frame, where safety shots on the green were of the highest calibre.
In the first frame, both players missed opportunities to pull ahead with a break of 36 not enough for Wakelin to clinch it. However, after Trump laid a snooker with a 46-36 lead, Wakelin escaped only to leave a red, which Trump took full advantage of and took the opener 65-41.
Trump raced to a 2-0 lead with a break of 56, only for Wakelin to make an impressive comeback in the third with a break of 113 to take the frame 124-4.
A break of 47 for Trump was not enough to seal the fourth frame, meaning his 2-0 lead was wiped out and Wakelin was back in the match at 2-2 at the mid-session interval.
A mistake by Wakelin on a red left Trump able to take advantage in the fifth, which he eventually took to win it 80-32 and take a 3-2 lead.
Trump had a break of 45 to go 45-7 up, but missed a simple red. However, he was a relieved man after Wakelin failed to take advantage by missing a pink.
Despite snookers from both players, Trump was able to see it out 61-28 to regain his two-frame lead at 4-2.
But Wakelin refused to go away quietly and romped home in the seventh frame 63-1 to take it to 4-3.
The eighth frame was a tense affair, with snookers aplenty, as the battle for the green ball was key to deciding its outcome.
Trump eventually managed to come out on top 79-55 after being made to sweat by Wakelin in a pulsating encounter.
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