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| Venue: Alexandra Palace, London Dates: 9-16 January |
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Judd Trump made three centuries as he came from behind to beat Mark Allen 6-5 in the first-round at the Masters.
World number two Trump had mixed fortunes early on – he had two breaks of 101, but Allen compiled 92 and took an error-ridden fourth frame for 2-2.
Trump snatched a crucial eighth frame for 4-4, a superb 135 clearance put him one from victory, and although Allen forced a decider, Trump was victorious.
He will play Kyren Wilson or former winner Stuart Bingham next.
The English duo face each other in the evening session for a place in Friday’s quarter-finals at Alexandra Palace.
Trump was staring at a first-round exit but turned the match around in the eighth frame when Allen was in control and looking set to take a third frame in a row to go 5-3 in front.
But instead the 2019 champion held himself together by clearing up from the final red to level at 4-4 and showed how much it meant to him by celebrating with a fist pump.
Northern Ireland’s Allen took the match all the way and although he had a couple of chances in the final frame, Trump’s composed 62 put him through.
Trump said: “Wow. I have been waiting for this for a long time. I have lost a few close ones this season, you lose belief, but to battle back and finish it how I did I am so proud of myself.
“I could not help it [the fist pump]. Usually I am quite reserved but the crowd picks you up and I like the rowdiness of this London crowd, it is amazing.
“I am just getting warmed up. There are some amazing quarter-final matches and I am so happy to still be in it.”
More to follow.
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