Judd Trump and Neil Robertson both emerged victorious in results that came as little surprise to anyone watching the 2026 Masters, winning 6–2 in a bizarre last-16 stage where all eight matches finished with the same scoreline.
Trump blew away Ding Junhui in the afternoon session, while Robertson claimed victory in the evening, ousting Chris Wakelin, who had come in as a last-minute replacement for Ronnie O’Sullivan.
The tournament itself has yet to fully ignite, but the fact that all eight matches finished with the same scoreline will go down in snooker legend. Had anyone put a single dollar on it happening, they would have walked away a millionaire.
Trump shows title pedigree with statement victory
Judd Trump 6 – 2 Ding Junhui (best of 11 frames)
Judd Trump underlined his status as one of the favourites for the Masters with a scintillating 6–2 victory over China’s Ding Junhui.
The world number one powered into a 3–0 lead over the 2011 champion, helped by breaks of 116 and 69 and some nervous play from his opponent.
Though Ding took a frame either side of the mid-session interval, it proved only brief relief as Trump produced a majestic run of three frames to seal the win, finishing with breaks of 88, 117 and 109.
Judd Trump will face Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen in the quarter-finals.
Robertson grinds past Wakelin to complete the 6-2 show
Neil Robertson 6 – 2 Chris Wakelin (best of 11 frames)
Neil Robertson did his part to keep the new status quo by defeating Chris Wakelin 6-2 in the final match in the round of 16.
The match opened with both players cueing freely and playing positively, and when they went into the interval locked at 2–2 it appeared this could be the contest to break the run of repeat scorelines.
Neil Robertson had other ideas, returning after the interval in blistering form, firing three centuries (116, 135 and 102) in four frames to claim the final quarter-final place.
Masters quarter-final line-up
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- Thursday 13:00 – John Higgins v Zhao Xintong
- Thursday 19:00 – Judd Trump v Mark Allen
- Friday 13:00 – Wu Yize v Xiao Guodong
- Friday 19:00 – Neil Robertson v Kyren Wilson
