Judd Trump does trick
DEFENDING champion Judd Trump held off a strong fightback from Jimmy White to reach the last 16 of the China Open yesterday.
Trump, 22, is laying claim to White’s title of ‘People’s Champion’ but showed style and grit against an opponent who turns 50 in six weeks.
White, six times a world championship runner-up, fought back from 4-1 down against world No3 Trump in Beijing, but eventually lost 5-3.
Trump, favourite for next month’s world title, said: “I kept giving him easy chances from 4-1 but I just about got over the line.”
Home hero Ding Junhui beat Leicester’s Ben Woollaston 5-4 after losing the first four frames