Trump hit a prime break of simply 33 in opposition to Slessor
Judd Trump misplaced within the British Open third spherical and surrendered the world primary rating – on his birthday.
Trump, who turned 32 on Friday, was crushed 3-2 by Elliot Slessor, and failure to succeed in the quarter-finals means Mark Selby is now primary.
Slessor arrange a last-16 assembly with Ali Carter, who beat Selby 3-0 within the second spherical in Leicester.
Carter hit his second 147 break of the match, however nonetheless misplaced to Slessor in a while Friday.
Trump criticised the state of the tables on the Morningside Enviornment after he was knocked out.
“It was a scrappy sport. I could not actually get any rhythm going and it was powerful ultimately,” he stated.
“I stated it from the primary sport I struggled with the desk. I believed it was very heavy from the beginning.
“I’ve watched a whole lot of the video games and so they’ve been very scrappy.
“You are simply battling to get by way of to the quarter-finals, the place it goes to one of the best of seven and a brand new fabric on the desk. I feel you may see the highest gamers produce then.”
Slessor will face Zhou Yuelong within the quarter-finals, with Lu Ning taking up Jimmy Robertson, Mark Williams going up in opposition to Ricky Walden and David Gilbert assembly Gary Wilson.
