Welsh Open 2022 snooker - Judd Trump beats Dean Young to join Barry Hawkins and Kyren Wilson in second round

Judd Trump eased into the second round of the Welsh Open with a 4-1 victory over Dean Young. Trump, whose best performance at the tournament was making the final in 2017, made breaks of 99 and 59 to set up a meeting with Craig Steadman. Ad/> The world No.

3 is looking to play himself into form after suffering a second-round exit at the European Masters last week, but he was up against a player with no pressure on him. Welsh OpenO'Sullivan hits 60 not out – The snooker GOAT's unrivalled longevity2 HOURS AGO Young is a new professional from Scotland who has come through Q School and competing in his first season on tour, and he got off to a dream start by taking an early lead. He missed a relatively easy red, but Trump did the same immediately after and dropped the opening frame 66-0.

Trump missed several shots early in the second frame but found his range to rattle through to a break of 99 after Young had missed with the rest, to level the match at 1-1. Murphy through but Maguire's winless run continues Welsh Open 2022: Scores, schedule, results Welsh Open 2022: How to watch and stream Trump continued to struggle to find top gear but managed to win the third and fourth frames to take control of the contest. He then knocked in a break of 59 to seal his progress.

While Trump was in action, century breaks were being racked up in Newport. Barry Hawkins thrashed Alexander Ursenbacher 4-0, which included a 110 in the third frame and two half-century breaks of 56 and 54. Kyren Wilson fought back to beat Dominic Dale 4-3 and advance to the second round.