Judd Trump produced a blistering display as he came from 9-7 down to defeat Ding Junhui 13-9 and reach the quarter-finals of the Betfred World Championship.

Victory sees Bristol's Trump secure his sixth appearance in the last eight of snooker's biggest tournament. He will face Stephen Maguire for a place in the one-table semi-finals, which Trump hasn't featured in since 2015.

Masters champion Trump has now levelled Ding at 6-6 in their head-to-head record. Both players are former finalists at the Theatre of Dreams and have been heavily tipped as contenders to be the next first time World Champion. However, it is Trump who remains in the hunt to break his Crucible duck this year.

Ding appeared to have the momentum at the end of yesterday's second session, taking the final two frames to secure his 9-7 lead. However, Trump stopped China's 13-time ranking event winner in his stride this evening.

Breaks of 93, 79, 53 and 103 helped him to take the first five frames and move one from victory at 12-9.

World number seven Trump then appeared to be in position to complete a clean-sweep of the frames when he missed an easy blue on 47. Ding had the opportunity to steal, but missed the pink when trying to force position on the final yellow. A safety battle ensued, before a mistake from Ding allowed Trump to deposit the yellow and clear to secure victory.

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