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World number one Judd Trump recovered from a slow start to defeat Gary Wilson in their first-round match.<\/p>\n
Trump, the 2019 champion, lost four of the first five frames as Wilson, ranked 27th, moved into a 4-1 lead.<\/p>\n
But Trump then claimed the final four frames of the session, including superb breaks of 128 and 77, to hold a 5-4 advantage. <\/p>\n
However, Wilson, a three-time ranking event winner, made the highest break of the session with a superb 139 clearance in frame five.<\/p>\n
In the second session later on Tuesday, Wilson made a break of 58 to make it 5-5, but Trump pulled clear by winning five in a row to seal a 10-5 success.<\/p>\n
Trump, 36, has been top of the world rankings since August 2024 and will extend that run if he reaches the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
“I like being number one, it’s going to be difficult to keep it unless I do really well in the next season but I take a lot of pride in it,” he said.<\/p>\n
Trump lives in Dubai but, because of the recent conflict in the Middle East, he left the area temporarily.<\/p>\n
“I had to stay in Thailand for a month, and I managed to practice for the World Championship, but it has been more back to normal now,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Dubai is still my base, I’ve been back there in the last couple of weeks and everything is normal.”<\/p>\n
A downbeat Wilson, speaking to BBC Four, said: “It’s just constant disappointment. I am, and always have been since the age of 13, a better player than this. <\/p>\n
“It’s a constant struggle. The yips are getting worse and I’m just riding through it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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