Northern Ireland Open: World number one Judd Trump wins in Belfast
Four-time winner Judd Trump advanced to the last 16 of the Northern Ireland Open with a 4-2 victory over Matthew Selt at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.
The reigning champion, who whitewashed Ishpreet Singh Chadha in the opening round, took the first frame against Selt before slipping 2-1 behind.
Selt had an opening in the fourth frame to pile on the pressure, but world number one Trump produced a run of 74 to level the match.
The 35-year-old then took the next two frames to book a date with John Higgins or Barry Hawkins in the third round, with a 141 to seal the win giving him a second century break of the tournament.
In Tuesday’s other second-round matches, China’s Tian Pengfei beat Robert Milkins 4-1, with Louis Heathcote advancing past Jimmy Robertson by the same margin and former world champion Stuart Bingham a 4-0 winner against Mark Davis.
In the concluding first-round matches on Tuesday, world champion Kyren Wilson endured a scare against David Grace to book his place in the last-32.
WIlson had an 80 break on his way to a 3-0 lead but was pegged back to level terms before dominating the decider for a 4-3 win.
