Oct 23,2024
Defending champion Judd Trump came from behind to beat Matthew Selt and move into the last 16 of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast.
Trump, looking to win the title for a fifth time, bounced back from 2-1 down to see off Selt 4-2, closing with a break of 141.
Stuart Bingham also made safe progress through round two, defeating Mark Davis 4-0, and will now face Shaun Murphy for a place in the quarter-final after he recovered from two frames down to beat Zhou Yuelong 4-2.
There will also be a meeting between Louis Heathcote and Tian Pengfei after they advanced with 4-1 wins over Jimmy Robertson and Robert Milkins respectively.
The day's first-round action included world champion Kyren Wilson edging David Grace 4-3, Mark Williams easing past fellow Welshman Jamie Clarke 4-0 and Ali Carter going down 4-1 against China’s 21-year-old Ma Hailong.
