UK Championship 2023: Judd Trump books his spot in quarter-finals after whitewash win over Jamie Jones

Judd Trump booked his spot in the quarter-finals of the UK Championship after continuing his excellent form with a 6-0 win over Jamie Jones on Wednesday.

Before the match, Trump told Eurosport that he was playing with a bit more “freedom”, and he put on a clinical showing to seal his place in the last eight of the competition.

Trump, who won his opening match 6-1, set the tone against Jones with a century break and followed that up with two half-centuries on his way to a one-sided victory.

Next up for Trump will be Mark Selby or Barry Hawkins.

It was a frustrating afternoon for Jones, who has not been beyond the quarter-final stage at the UK Championship.

Trump started the match in fantastic style to go 1-0 ahead by clearing the table with a run of 100, which was the 950th ton of his career.

The second frame was much more even but Jones could be seen shaking his head in frustration after scoring 45.

Trump missed a long shot to pot the brown to give Jones an opening and the Welshman responded by snookering Trump.

The No. 2 seed then missed four attempts at nicking a red which saw Jones go ahead by 19 points.

Both players then exchanged impressive safety shots, but Trump was able to pot a red which enabled him to take the frame away from Jones and take a 2-0 lead.

Jones started the third frame well with a stunning long shot to pot a red, but there was frustration etched on his face again when he missed another pot to the far right.

To make matters worse, the Welshman later returned with a foul and then set Trump up with an easy pot for a red, who then eased into a comfortable 3-0 lead.

Heading into the fourth frame, Trump was boasting a pot success of 95%, and that continued as he strolled into a 4-0 lead before the interval.

Jones had a chance in the fifth frame as he got to 44, but again he couldn’t close it out.

Trump got to the table and took the frame, and then wrapped up an impressive win by taking the sixth.

Wednesday evening sees Selby face Hawkins and Mark Williams take on Jamie Clarke.