Trump fires 147 into quarters at China Open
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Defending champion Judd Trump makes a 147 break as he beats Tian Pengfei 5-3 to reach the China Open quarter-finals. |
Judd Trump continued his red hot form, making the third 147 of his career in a 5-3 defeat of Tian Pengfei at the Bank of Beijing China Open.
It was the 130th official maximum in professional snooker and the Ace in the Pack stands to land a cool £30,000, which has been accumulated in the rolling prize fund since Tom Ford's 147 at the German Masters in February.
The magical moment came in the fifth frame to hand Trump a 4-1 lead. With the final pink positioned at the top of the table, Trump landed low on the black to leave a tricky last pot. He nestled it in on the top jaw and punched the air with delight.
Tian then valiantly fought back with breaks of 60 and 63 to close the gap to one at 4-3. However, recent Players Champion Trump got over the line, compiling a run of 62 to secure the win.
Ding Junhui was forced to come from behind to overcome an impressive Mark Joyce and reach the quarter-final stage with a 5-3 win.
Joyce was enjoying his best run of the season so far and ousted five-time World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan yesterday evening in a final frame thriller. He made a good start today, as he moved 2-0 in front. In a similar fashion to Selby, the 12-time ranking winner Ding then took the next two frames to claw level at the interval.
The pair the traded frames, but with scores at 3-3, Ding made the decisive move. He compiled a run of 73 to move one away from securing the win. Ding was in first again in the eighth frame making 62. Joyce found his way back into the frame, but a fluked red allowed Ding to get over the line.
Next up for China's top player is 2015 Shanghai Masters champion Kyren Wilson. The Warrior battled past Stuart Bingham in a 5-2 win.
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