European Masters 2023: Judd Trump whitewashes Jordan Brown, Luca Brecel holds off Ishpreet Singh to scrape through

The world No. 5 was rarely troubled, making a half-century break to take the opener and sealing the second when Brown missed a straightforward black.

Brown’s misery was compounded in the next when he left a red over the pocket, allowing Trump to pounce with a century to move within two of victory.

The fourth frame featured a back-and-forth safety exchange that Trump eventually came through to take a 4-0 cushion into the interval, before he completed the clean sweep with another half century in the fifth frame.

Trump will now face 28th seed Chris Wakelin in the last 32.

Luca Brecel’s progress was less straightforward.

The world champion made hard work of Jackson Page in the first round and was forced to dig deep once again to hold off Ishpreet Singh Chadha.

Brecel raced into a 4-1 lead but saw his advantage trimmed to a single frame as Singh threatened a stunning comeback upset win.

But the Belgian wouldn’t be denied, making a match-clinching break in the eighth frame to complete a 5-3 victory and book his place in the last 32 where he will face Dave Gilbert.

Elsewhere, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh also dished out a 5-0 whitewash, getting the better of Mark Allen.

Allen described Un-Nooh’s performance as a “ridiculous display” and was able to see the funny side.