NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Judd Trump is into the last 16 of the UK Championship, but it took an epic 6-5 victory over Xiao Guodong to get him there.
The world number three was made to battle by the Chinese star, and despite not really hitting his best form at any point of the match, he did just that and scrapped his way into the next round in a contest that took well over four hours.
Trump had looked good early on, making a 97 in the second frame, but made a number of mistakes as the match reached 5-5 and get very tense.
However, he showed great poise and quality in the deciding frame, making a break of 88 after a poor safety shot from Xiao, to book his spot in the last 16 where he will face either Shaun Murphy or Dave Gilbert, who meet later on Tuesday.