Judd Trump recovered from 2-0 down to beat Xiao Guodong
Judd Trump survived a scare to beat world number 34 Xiao Guodong and reach the quarter-finals of the Scottish Open in Edinburgh.
The 2019 world champion was 2-0 down and out of sorts, before taking a scrappy third frame.
A break of 69 brought things level, and Trump eventually laboured to a 4-2 win in an error-strewn match.
Next he will face Thailand’s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, who defeated Jamie Jones 4-3 to back up a shock win over Mark Allen.
Un-Nooh put in a scintillating display to overcome the UK Champion 4-1 earlier in the day, before returning to the table at Meadowbank Sports Centre to edge out Jones, who had come back to beat John Higgins 4-3 in the afternoon session.
The 2017 winner Neil Robertson is also through to the quarter-finals, as a break of 61 added to previous efforts of 90 and 117 to see off Scotland’s Anthony McGill…
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