A match in the European League in ‘95, Shaun Murphy was only 13…

It’s completely different out there in the arena than anywhere I’ve ever played, it took me by surprise.

–Judd Trump

In the 4th frame of the match, Maguire is in the lead 2-1 and has 60 - 0 points. After a foul Joe Perry races to put the game into a tied but makes a mistake leaving the red on the edge of the pocket and Stephen Maguire makes an unexpected comeback to the table but the green ball is blocked and, even if he needs 3 snookers to win, Joe Perry is putting up a fight to make the score even again.

UPDATE: It’s 3-1 with Stephen Maguire in the lead. Joe Perry is beginning to feel the pressure at Crucible.

Judd Trump, at age 17, plays snooker pretty well. He’s one of the new generation players to make their way in the ranks at the snooker temple, the Crucible Theater in Sheffield.

On 13 March 2004, as a fourteen year old, Judd Trump hit a maximum during an Under 16 tournament at Coalville, Leicester, and became the youngest player in history to compile a 147 in an official tournament.

–Wikipedia

Judd Trump is giving former world champion Shaun Murphy a hard time in the firs round, the score is tied. After a slow start that gave Shaun a 3-0 lead Judd managed to get his game back on track.

The kid is a pleasure to watch, the shots he pulls are unbelivable, both hands shots, too.

UPDATE: Shaun Murphy finds himself trailing behind the young player and he must be feeling the pressure…

UPDATE: The match is still tense, Shaun Murphy is now in the lead by 1. Do not forget, the winner of this match is going to face in the next round the living legend, John Parrott.

Last frame of the match.

Sir Steve Davis looks at his dream come true, as the provisional ranking where he is on the 13′th position will become permanent once the world title will be conquered. His wish is to reach 50 in top 16.

Yet he was defeated in decisive frame by his friend, John Parrott. John is likely to meet Shaun Murphy and if the former world champion won’t prove to be a match for him Ken Doherty may find a bumpy ride in the quarters

UPDATE: This is how Steve Davis lost, in the decisive frame of the match, after a superbe comeback from 9-6…