Judd Trump avoids shock first-round World Championship exit with win over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Daily MailJudd Trump survived a final-frame decider to avoid following Ronnie O'Sullivan in making a shock first-round exit at the World Championship. Trump recovered from 6-3 down and held his nerve to produce a break of 53 in the last frame to edge past Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10-9 at the Crucible. Judd Trump can breathe a sigh of relief after avoiding a World Championship first-round scare Trump recovered from 6-3 down to beat Thailand 's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10-9 at the Crucible Breaks of 82, 62 and 68 helped Trump win five of the first six frames of the day to edge into the lead for the first time since the opening frame of the match, but Un-Nooh responded with a run of 68 to level at 8-8. Trump edged back in front by taking a scrappy 17th frame but qualifier Un-Nooh levelled once more with a break of 78, his highest of the match, to force a decider.
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