Turkish Masters 2022 - Judd Trump produces brilliant fightback to beat Liang Wenbo and reach last-16

Judd Trump dug deep to win the final four frames to beat Liang Wenbo 5-4 and book his place in the last-16 of the Turkish Masters. The world No. 3’s lean spell looked set to continue as Liang ran through four frames on the spin to lead 4-1.

Ad/> But Liang felt the pressure with the winning line in sight and his errors handed Trump the chance to counter and he did so to perfection to make it seven wins on the spin against the Chinese player. Welsh Open'A bit of an off-day for me' — Trump praises Perry for 'deserved' Welsh Open final win06/03/2022 AT 22:31 Trump opened the contest with a glorious run of 116. Given his highest break against Chris Wakelin was 47, it was a major improvement.

Liang had a lean time of things last term and his form was equally poor at the start of this season, but his run to the semi-finals of the Shoot Out sparked a revival and he hit back impressively to take the second and flew round the table in his couple of visits in the third to move ahead in the match. After looking so good in the opener, Trump came to the table in the fourth under a bit of pressure. He took on a tough black, left it in the jaws of the bottom right and Liang bounced from his chair to knock in a break of 96.

Ding produces brilliant comeback to beat Wilson O'Sulivan to face Woollaston at Gibraltar Open Trump got in first in the fifth, but was unfortunate to run out of position when cannoning the pack and he missed a tight cut. His head dipped and shoulders slumped, suggesting he knew it was a costly mistake. That proved to be the case as Liang raced through a break of 118 to move within one frame of victory.