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Trump shakes off Selt to reach NI Open third round

Judd Trump
Judd Trump has won the Northern Ireland Open in four of the past six years [Getty Images]

Four-time winner Judd Trump advanced to the last 16 of the Northern Ireland Open with a 4-2 victory over Matthew Selt at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.

The reigning champion, who whitewashed Ishpreet Singh Chadha in the opening round, took the first frame against Selt before slipping 2-1 behind.

Selt had an opening in the fourth frame to pile on the pressure, but world number one Trump produced a run of 74 to level the match.

The 35-year-old then took the next two frames to book a date with John Higgins or Barry Hawkins in the third round, with a 141 to seal the win giving him a second century break of the tournament.

In Tuesday's other second-round matches, China's Tian Pengfei beat Robert Milkins 4-1, with Louis Heathcote advancing past Jimmy Robertson by the same margin and former world champion Stuart Bingham a 4-0 winner against Mark Davis.

In the concluding first-round matches on Tuesday, world champion Kyren Wilson endured a scare against David Grace to book his place in the last-32.

WIlson had an 80 break on his way to a 3-0 lead but was pegged back to level terms before dominating the decider for a 4-3 win.

Three-time world champion Mark Williams enjoyed a far more comfortable opener, with a whitewash over his fellow Welshman Jamie Clarke.

World number 11 Ali Carter was stunned 4-1 by 21-year-old Chinese player Ma Hailong, while England's Oliver Lines overcame Wu Yize by the same score to set up a meeting with home favourite and world number three Mark Allen in the last 32.

Last year's beaten finalist Chris Wakelin beat Hungarian teenager Bulcsu Revesz 4-2, while Noppon Saengkham got the better of Thepchaiya Un-nooh 4-3 in the meeting of cuemen from Thailand.