Gibraltar Open – Judd Trump dumped out after defeat to Ricky Walden, ending hat-trick hopes

Judd Trump was dumped out of the Gibraltar Open after a shock whitewash defeat to Ricky Walden, ending his hat-trick hopes. It was a major disappointment for the world no.3, whose hopes of winning a third successive tournament were ended after a fine display from Walden. Ad/> Walden took the first frame 82-30 with a solid break of 39, which came after a keenly-fought safety battle.

Trump failed to escape a snooker with one attempt, before hitting perfectly on the second. He later added a pink and the final red with the brown, but it was Walden that prevailed. Gibraltar OpenGibraltar Open LIVE — Trump and Robertson suffer shocks as title set to be decided2 HOURS AGO The second frame was even more comprehensive in Walden’s favour, as a fantastic break of 83 ultimately proved to be decisive.

It looked like he may have hit a snag with the final red, which was sitting tightly on the right-hand cushion, but it proved to be academic and Walden went 2-0 up. Walden took the third frame 71-1 with a break at 71 to go 3-0 up. That mammoth run ultimately ended when he missed a tough red to the right middle, but the frame had already been secured by that point.

The job was done when Walden won the fourth frame 58-18, as Trump’s safety undercutted the red and left it to pot. It was a very rare whitewash defeat for Judd – his first in Gibraltar for three years. Laboured Trump keeps Gibraltar Open hat-trick hopes alive with win over Lam Huge shock as O'Sullivan crashes out in first round in Gibraltar As for Walden, he will now face either Jordan Brown or Jamie Jones when the quarter-finals take place from midday.