Bristol's Judd Trump out of the Snooker World Championships
The fifth seed fell to a 10-6 defeat against Glasgow's Anthony McGill at the Crucible in Sheffield
Last updated 14th Jun 2024
Judd Trump is the biggest casualty so far at the first round of the Snooker World Championships in Sheffield.
The fifth seed Bristolian fell to a 10-6 defeat against Glasgow's Anthony McGill today.
It was the second session of their match, after it ended 6-3 to McGill at the end of yesterday afternoon's tie-up.
He won the title back in 2019, with his reign of the Snooker World Championships set to herald a new era of the sport - but that's not meant to be, at least in 2023.
Trump won the first two frames of the day today in their match, but a break of 40 in the third match quickly scuppered his winning run - as McGill made it over the line.
Speaking to the PA News Agency, he said: "I just missed too many easy balls.
"I had loads of chances in today's session but I couldn't take them, and you can't expect to play like that and win in the World Championship.
"I feel like this season I've been very rusty, I've made a lot of easy mistakes that I shouldn't be making while other top players like Mark Allen and Shaun Murphy aren't making them at the moment.
"It's hard to enjoy it when you play like that. You want to be playing well and performing. I'd much rather Anthony played me off the table but I had my chances and when you're missing those easy balls it's not easy to take."
In contract, McGill was there to mop-up Trump's mistakes - including a jawed pink to the middle, which could have brought the Bristolian up to 8-7 behind.
McGill said: "I didn't feel amazing but I played well enough to capitalise," admitted McGill. "It doesn't matter how bad Judd plays, his standard is such that he can't play that badly, but he wasn't at his best.
"I fancy beating anyone to be honest. I like these long matches, because you can settle in and don't feel under it right away. It's incredible to be a part of and I'm glad I've got another three sessions to enjoy it."
Earlier, Kyren Wilson completed the 13th Crucible century in the opening session of his first round match against Ryan Day.
He's the ninth player to make a 147 at the Crucible - handing him a healthy ÂŁ40,000 to pocket. He's potentially also set for a ÂŁ15,000 boost for the highest break of the tournament... as long as that's not equalled.
In the current standings: Anthony McGill will take on Jack Lisowsky in the second round - with a number of first round matches still to end.