World Grand Prix 2021 - Judd Trump rallies to defeat Ben Woollaston, Neil Robertson breezes past Noppon Saengkham
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Updated 14/12/2021 at 22:54 GMT
The World Grand Prix continued on Tuesday with the first round seeing action for former world number one Judd Trump in action against Ben Woollaston. Trump fell behind but was able to rally to win three successive frames to move into the second round, as he looks to follow up his Champion of Champions victory.
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Judd Trump is still on course for his second title of the season as he beat Ben Woollaston in the first round of the World Grand Prix.
Trump hit 51 in one visit in the first frame, but Woollaston put down breaks of 64 in the second and 90 in the third to take a surprise lead.
Trump then rallied with a half-century to level, and then took the fifth frame 76-21 to leave him a frame from the second round. He plays Tom Ford in the next round.
The Champion of Champions winner followed that up with a break of 53 to carry him over the line past Woollaston.
Elsewhere, Stephen Maguire made light work of his match-up with a 4-0 win over Anthony McGill in the evening session.
McGill struggled to put together any meaningful breaks, with his top score in the third frame of 39.
Maguire only had one half century of his own - 64 in the second frame - but racked up enough points over the course of his visits to secure a whitewash, and a tie with Jack Lisowski.
Neil Robertson had no trouble against Noppon Saengkham in his match as he put in a heavy-scoring display throughout the four frames he needed.
A break of 54 in the first set him on his way, and after winning the second by a 69-28 margin, he had two unanswered breaks of 65 and then 100 to give him a 4-0 win. Robertson will play Anthony Hamilton in the next round.
Mark Allen did not find Cao Yupeng much harder as he beat him 4-1 despite going down a frame when Yupeng put up a break of 86.
A century of 114 steadied the Briton's nerves, and he then hit a 79 as part of a four-frame streak to victory. Allen's reward is a match-up with Mark Selby on Wednesday.
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