In the early morning of November 2, Beijing time, the 2021 Snooker England Open kicked off. In a postponed qualifying match, the tournament's No. 1 seed and defending champion Judd Trump played well, he blasted a hundred and three 50+ to beat Matthew Celt 4-1 to start the defending tour.
Trump Ding Junhui is currently ranked No. 2 in the world and is the No. 1 seed of this competition. At last season's English Open, Trump was extremely domineering, passing all the way to the final. In the final, he shot a hundred and a five-shot 50+ to win the championship 9-8 against his old rival "Melbourne Machine" Neil Robertson.
Coming to this English Open, Trump is looking forward to successfully defending the title. In this postponed qualifying match, his opponent was Matthew Sert. In the past, Trump and Serte have a total of 13 meetings, with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses, Trump has a certain advantage, but Sert does not seem to be too afraid of him.
In the first inning of the match, Trump showed a very good offensive feel from the beginning, while his opponent Selter was completely suppressed. In this set, the No. 1 seed scored a single shot of 90 points, won another set 90-8, and started strongly at 1-0. In the second set, Trump's offensive feel was still hot, and he played another 53 points to win another set 69-29 and take a 2-0 lead.
In the third set, Trump's feel did not weaken in the slightest, and Selter was firmly crushed on the ground. Trump scored a 73-point win and 74-0 clean sheet for Sert, the score went to 3-0 and easily won three match points. In the fourth inning, Sert, who had no way back, finally scored a score, and he scored a single 89 point to save a match point 89-0.
In the fifth set, Trump never gave Sert a chance to save the match point, he blasted a single shot 109 points, 121-1 to seal the win, the total score of 4-1 strong promotion, officially began the English Open to defend the title.