Judd Trump overcame a late hiccup to reach the quarter-finals of the Dafabet Masters with a convincing 6-2 defeat of rival Kyren Wilson.
The world No 5 looked on course for a whitewash as he opened up a 5-0 lead in what had been billed as a grudge match before errors allowed Wilson to pull two frames back on Wednesday.
But Trump soon recovered his composure at Alexandra Palace and wrapped up victory - his first in five matches against Wilson - with a break of 72.
Judd Trump is though to the quarter-finals after a convincing 6-2 defeat over Kyren Wilson
Trump told BBC Sport: 'Everyone had been building it up. We don't really see eye to eye. Both of us have got massive self-belief.
'The two of us clash, 다파벳주소 we don't speak. We don't really get on.<
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/>Trump, who was beaten by Wilson in last year's semi-finals, made an early statement of intent with a break of 128 in the opening frame
/>He then took the second with two breaks of more than 40 and stole the third and fourth after Wilson squandered good opportuniti
/>The world no 5 claimed his first victory in five matches over rival Wilson at the Dafabet Masters<
/>Wilson looked to have edged a safety battle in the fifth but missed another good opening to allow Trump to move within one of victo
/>Wilson capitalised on an error to finally register a frame with a break of 73 in the sixth and he also snatched the next after Trump missed a potential match-winning pi
/>But Trump was not to be denied and he made no mistakes to take victory at the third attempt.<
/>Afterwards he said he had not let his rivalry with Wilson affect his game.<
/>He said: 'It is good to win. I just went out there and tried to play like I would against anyone el
/>'With what everyone has made of it, I think if you go in there trying too hard it can backfire. I tried to play the balls and clear up whenever I cou
/>'I missed an important one to win the match but I did well in the last frame to get over the line.'<
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The world No 5 looked on course for a whitewash as he opened up a 5-0 lead in what had been billed as a grudge match before errors allowed Wilson to pull two frames back on Wednesday.
But Trump soon recovered his composure at Alexandra Palace and wrapped up victory - his first in five matches against Wilson - with a break of 72.
Judd Trump is though to the quarter-finals after a convincing 6-2 defeat over Kyren Wilson
Trump told BBC Sport: 'Everyone had been building it up. We don't really see eye to eye. Both of us have got massive self-belief.
'The two of us clash, 다파벳주소 we don't speak. We don't really get on.<
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/>'I'm happy to have won that. I think it would have been very disappointing to lose the game.'<
/>Trump, who was beaten by Wilson in last year's semi-finals, made an early statement of intent with a break of 128 in the opening frame
/>He then took the second with two breaks of more than 40 and stole the third and fourth after Wilson squandered good opportuniti
/>The world no 5 claimed his first victory in five matches over rival Wilson at the Dafabet Masters<
/>Wilson looked to have edged a safety battle in the fifth but missed another good opening to allow Trump to move within one of victo
/>Wilson capitalised on an error to finally register a frame with a break of 73 in the sixth and he also snatched the next after Trump missed a potential match-winning pi
/>But Trump was not to be denied and he made no mistakes to take victory at the third attempt.<
/>Afterwards he said he had not let his rivalry with Wilson affect his game.<
/>He said: 'It is good to win. I just went out there and tried to play like I would against anyone el
/>'With what everyone has made of it, I think if you go in there trying too hard it can backfire. I tried to play the balls and clear up whenever I cou
/>'I missed an important one to win the match but I did well in the last frame to get over the line.'<
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