Tournament favourite Judd Trump wins opening match at World Grand Prix on home soil in Hong Kong

Trump is the most successful player in World Grand Prix history having won this event three times - a record he shares with Ronnie O'Sullivan - and been runner-up twice.

Having won big-money ranking events the Saudi Arabia Masters and UK Championship earlier this season, the Englishman turned up to the tournament as the number one seed for the second year running. Trump also competes on 'home soil', as he has residency in Hong Kong as part of the city's Quality Migrant Admission Scheme; O'Sullivan also has similar status there.

Number 32 seed Gary Wilson was Trump's first round opponent on Tuesday at the newly-opened Kai Tak Arena, and the three-time ranking event champion took the opening frame with the help of a 56 break.

Former World Champion Trump got on the board in the next with a brilliant 142 total clearance - his 80th century of the season - before claiming a protracted third frame to go in front, and then reach the hill at 3-1 up with a run of 95.

Wilson kept his hopes alive in frame five with a contribution of 92 - after Trump had got in first - but roles were revered in frame six as a crucial miss from Wilson at the business end of the table allowed Trump in to make a 69 break that left his opponent requiring penalty points.

Next up for Trump in the last 16 on Thursday is a date with good friend Jack Lisowski, who eliminated Zhang Anda during the afternoon session in the Far East. Trump and Lisowski played in the final of this Players Series competition back in December 2020, when the former came out on top, 10-7.

New World Open Champion John Higgins continues brilliant run

Winner of the World Open last week in Yushan, China - his first ranking title in just over four years - John Higgins continues his brilliant run on the World Snooker Tour as he ousted Ali Carter in a lengthy affair that went all the way to a deciding frame.

Carter came into this match in very good form too, having reached the semi-finals of the last two tournaments in Llandudno and Yushan, and he pegged Higgins back three times - as the players traded frames - to force the contest all the way, compiling breaks of 137 and 120 during the tie.

However, it was Higgins who emerged victorious from a scrappy final frame to set up a mouth-watering last 16 tie with World Champion Kyren Wilson, who later in the session - that was interrupted due to some sort of a curfew for the live fans in attendance - ousted Matthew Selt via a deciding frame.

The final match of the day to finish was between Chinese youngsters Wu Yize and Pang Junxu.

Wu - a finalist at two ranking events this season - scored breaks of 111 and 75 in a 4-0 whitewash win. The 21-year-old sets up a last 16 match with Stuart Bingham, who defeated Mark Williams several hours earlier.

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