Scottish Open 2021 - ‘How do you keep him out?’ – Judd Trump knocks down ‘tremendous’ double

Published 08/12/2021 at 19:12 GMT

Judd Trump has set up a last-32 meeting with David Lilley after he beat Craig Steadman 4-0 in the last 64 on Wednesday. The world number two put together runs of 105, 52, 80 and 104 in a comprehensive display at the Scottish Open in Llandudno. Stream the Scottish Open and much more top snooker action live and on demand on discovery+

‘Tremendous!’ – Trump drops unnatural double

Judd Trump will face world seniors champion David Lilley in the last 32 of the Scottish Open after the world number two beat Craig Steadman 4-0 on Wednesday.

The 2019 world champion put together runs of 105, 52, 80 and 104 to beat the world number 106 in just 41 minutes, leading Dave Hendon on commentary to say it was a performance that was "about as comprehensive as it gets".

And Trump produced his almost customary moment of magic in the win, dropping an outrageous double in frame four that left 1986 world champion Joe Johnson purring on commentary.

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"How do you keep him out?" said Johnson as a cacophony of applause swept the auditorium.

That's the question. How do you keep him out?

"He's just produced a tremendous double. It wasn't a natural double that - he had to screw to the side cushion and off again. He was creating the angle to stay on the black."

Should Trump get the better of Lilley, he will then face the winner of Hammad Miah and David Gilbert in the last 16.

Elsewhere on Wednesday, John Higgins managed to grind through a low-quality affair with Noppon Saengkham to make the next round, where he will face Ryan Day.

After his match, Higgins joined Rachel Casey and Alan McManus in the studio, where he slammed comments made by Ronnie O’Sullivan the previous night.

On Tuesday night after his 4-0 win against Michael Georgiou, O’Sullivan said that in the hypothetical situation that his kids wanted to play snooker, he would advise them against it.

The six-time world champion did not go into full detail as to why he would provide that advice, and Higgins called his comments “terrible”.

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