UK Championship snooker LIVE: Score and updates as Judd Trump beats John Higgins in final frame
World No 1 Trump defeated four-time world champion Higgins to reach the quarter-finals at the Barbican Centre in York
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Judd Trump defeated John Higgins in a final-frame decider to reach the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in York.
Trump, who beat Neil Robertson 6-3 in the first round, is currently world No 1 after winning a remarkable seven tournaments in the past 15 months but is keen to add more major titles to his CV as he tries to win the UK Championship at the Barbican Centre for just the second time, after his 2011 success.
And he continued his excellent record against the veteran Scot, with 11 wins now from their last 12 matches. Trump kept his nerve in the tense final-frame decider, capping his victory with a century-break to reach the quarter-finals with a 6-5 victory.
Follow all the action from the last-16 clash in our blog below:
Judd Trump 0-1 John Higgins
Good, straight cueing form Higgins as he powers a mid-range red into the heart of the corner pocket. Not a jot of head movement on that shot. He really looks up for this today.
The reds are spread but shifting the cue ballthrough the gaps won’t be easy. Higgins adds a first black, then another red and he’s slowly getting into this break. But the colours aren’t well-positioned, so he plays safe with a lead of just nine.
FRAME HIGGINS! Judd Trump 0-1 John Higgins
Higgins lands decently ont he fianl black but still a tricky pot along the bottom cushion. This to pinch the frame...
Plays it slowly and it drops! A superb clearance by the veteran Scot to win frame one in just over 40 minutes! You don’t mind the long frames if you win them. Higgins leads 1-0.
Higgins 1️⃣-0️⃣ Trump
— Eurosport (@eurosport) November 28, 2024
John Higgins takes a hard-fought opening frame against Judd Trump at the Barbican!#VPUKChampionship pic.twitter.com/mTIGBAlsb7
Judd Trump 0-0 John Higgins
Clever shot from the final red to flick the pink away from the black. Higgins gets on to the colours trailing by 23 points with 27 remaining. He’ll need them all to steal this frame...
The green is the problem ball, tight to the top cushion. Great pot by Higgins! Rolling it in along the rail and getting on the brown. The black on the middle of the bottom cushion will be the only issue from here.
Judd Trump 0-0 John Higgins
A decent snooker from Higgins earns hima few penalty points that could be handy in the final reckoning - it just gives hima bit more breathing room in terms of the colours he can take with the final two reds.
The gap is narrowed to 55-22 before Higgins pulls out a lovely long pot on a read in the centre of the table to the left corner. His long game has been on point so far today. It’s not an easy table but can we get a classic Higgins counter-clearance to nick this frame?
Judd Trump 0-0 John Higgins
Stunning long red cut into the left corner by Trump. Exquisite cueing. Adds the blue that has run up to baulk and he’s edging closer towards the winnning line. But he tries to drop a red in dead-weight and it hangs over the pocket! At 55-14 down, can Higgins put some pressure on the world No 1?
Just the one point before he plays safe - still 40 points down with 43 on.
Judd Trump 0-0 John Higgins
Trump back in with a nice long-ish red and then plays a clever cannon to remove another red from the side cushion. He’s extending his lead, although the four reds near the bottom cushion may stop him winning the frame at this visit.
Another cannon frees one of those but a positional shot round the angles after potting the black leaves him with no pots. A break of 25 and Trump’s extended his lead to 49-14 - an advantage of 35 with 59 points still available.
Judd Trump 0-0 John Higgins
Trump makes 24 before running out of position and having to play safe. We’ve been going 20 minutes in this opening frame and it has been a war of attrition. Trump leads 24-14 with most of the reds clustered in the centre of the bottom cushion. This could take some sorting out.
Judd Trump 0-0 John Higgins
Another chance for Trump after Higgins sees a red career up to the baulk end of the table and leave a pot on but Judd misses yet again as the red rattles the jaws and stays out. The world No 1 really hasn’t settled yet and he hasn’t potted a single ball.
Now Higgins is struggling though, as a cutback to the green pocket misses by a long way! Another bout of safety ensues beofre Trump is left a mid-range pot and finally gets his first point on the board. A chance to score here.
Judd Trump 0-0 John Higgins
The break ends at 14 as Higgins runs out of position. An attempted plant by Trump then rattles in the jaws and stays out before a long pot to the left corner does likewise.
Judd Trump 0-0 John Higgins
John Higgins breaks off and it’s the Scot who earns a first look at a long red. Smooth cueing, into the heart of the right corner pocket. The white lands a bit awkwardly on the central pack of reds so he has to get the spider rest out to bridge over the cluster and try to pot the black.
Nice shot. He then crunches a long red up into the yellow pocket - this is a promising start by Higgins. The break is now nine points and counting
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments