Davis Trump-ed by Judd

Mark Davis was knocked out of the China Open after a 5-2 defeat to Judd Trump on Thursday morning.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Mar 2011, 12:13 BST

The St Leonards cueman, ranked 20th in the world, ultimately paid the price for losing the opening three frames of the second round tie against 25th-ranked Trump.

Rising star Trump compiled breaks of 69 to win the first 76-17 and the second 69-20 before a 40 gave him the third 73-24. Davis got himself on the scoreboard by coming through a long fourth 63-42 with a top run of 33.

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Trump cleared from blue to black to edge the fifth 74-72 after Davis had picked up 25 points in fouls, but Davis potted the final four balls to pinch the sixth 57-55 and stay alive at 4-2.

A 42 put Davis in charge of the seventh only for Trump to take it 64-43 with runs of 33 and 24, repeating his victory over 2009 Six Reds World Champion Davis in the Snooker Shoot-Out earlier this year.

The result marks the end of the season for 38-year-old Davis, who beat world no.7 Stephen Maguire 5-3 in round one, because he failed to qualify for next month’s Betfred.com World Snooker Championship.