Strong Finish Sends Trump Through
Judd Trump battled back from two frames down in Table One’s final match of the day, with a 2-2 draw against Xu Si being enough to reach Winners’ Week at the BetVictor Championship League Snooker – Ranking Edition at the Morningside Arena, Leicester live on Viaplay Xtra in the UK, and broadcasters worldwide including Viaplay in Scandinavia, the Baltics, Poland, and the Netherlands and Table 2 live on Matchroom.Live globally.
Masters champion Trump opened with 3-0 wins over Reanne Evans and Jimmy White, but still needed to avoid defeat in his last match against China’s Si. And when Trump lost the first two frames, his place in Winners’ Week was in doubt. But in the third he made his 904th career century, then Trump battled his way through the fourth frame to secure a 2-2 draw and top the group.
In the Group 18 decider, Joe Perry’s break of 128 – the highest of the day – helped the Gentleman over the line against Jamie Clarke. Perry had earlier beaten Andy Lee 3-0 and drawn 2-2 with Stuart Carrington, while Clarke had opened with two wins. But Perry rounded off the day with a 3-0 success and he’ll be back in Leicester next week.
Shaun Murphy returns to Championship League Snooker on Wednesday, 12 July, taking on Tian Pengfei, Andrew Pagett and Lukas Kleckers in Group 4 on Viaplay Xtra in the UK and Ireland. Table 2 action is available worldwide on Matchroom.Live and the Matchroom Multi Sport YouTube where Group 12 sees Barry Hawkins, Zhang Anda, Sanderson Lam and Jamie O’Neill look to secure a place in Winners’ Week.
Watch BetVictor Championship League Snooker – Ranking Edition on Viaplay Xtra – FreeView in the UK and Ireland. Those in Scandinavia, the Baltics, Netherlands, and Poland can watch live on Viaplay whilst Matchroom.Live is available to those without a broadcaster. See where to watch here.
The BetVictor Championship League Snooker – Ranking Edition carries a first prize of £33,000 and the winner also securing a spot in the 2023 Champion of Champions set to take place in Bolton from November 13-19 live on ITV.
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