Lines follows in dad’s footsteps as he beats Trump

JUDD Trump became the l atest big-name casualty at the UK Snooker Championship as he lost 6-2 to Oliver Lines in York.

Lines, ranked 61 in the world, potted bravely, if perhaps a bit naively at times. However, he also showed he had the safety game to trouble Trump, who was uncharacteristically shaky.

Lines, whose father Peter earlier this week knocked out defending champ Neil Robertson, registered a 62 break in the opening frame before taking a 3-0 lead, with Trump reducing his arrears heading into the interval.

The world No 3 and 2011 winner of the UK Championship then took the next frame after the break but it would be the last he would win as Lines reeled off three in a row.

He said: “I’m speechless to beat a player of Judd’s class on the biggest stage I’ve played on. I had a little bit of ball run in the first few frames and from those chances I managed to take them.

“I wanted to show people what I can do and what I’ve been doing in practice. I’m very pleased. Inside I was shaking all over.”

Earlier in the day, Mark Allen lit up the Barbican with a 147 break, the first of his career in tournament play.

The Northern Irishman’s clearance came in the seventh frame of his second round match against Rod Lawler, putting him 4-3 up. After leaving the arena to compose himself, he then completed a 6-4 victory.

Allen said he knew the clearance was on from a very early stage in the break.

“The balls were sitting so nice from 24 and I was thinking about it from then,” he said. “I’m very happy to do it.”

The run of Perth’s Scott Donaldson is over. He lost 6-2 to Ricky Walden.