I feared another ‘chalk-gate’ style snooker feud when I forgot my cue but my rival’s reaction surprised me

RED-FACED Judd Trump was left counting his lucky stars after he maintained his hoodoo over Scottish all-time great John Higgins at the Wuhan Open. A 5-2 victory means the world No 1 has now won 11 of their last 12 meetings which stems back to the 18-9 thrashing in the 2019 World Championship final. 2Judd Trump tells the referee about the cue problem2BIg-hearted John Higgins laughed off the problem and told him to take as long as he wantsDefending champion Trump, 35, suffered a brain fade as he entered the arena with the WRONG CUE.Scot Stephen Maguire was famously docked a frame when he forgot his chalk in a match against Shaun Murphy.Embarrassed Trump, who continued his sensational streak of reaching at least the quarter-finals in every event of 2024, said: “I’ve never done that before!“Ben Woolaston left his cue by my case during the interval and I must have picked his up. Read More Football Stories“I didn’t realise until I got to the table. It felt strange, I looked down and it wasn’t my cue.“Luckily for me, John was very nice about it and let me wait as long as possible.“I think it’s happened before and somebody lost the frame, but John was nice enough to give me enough time to get my cue back.”Trump fluked the green after a lengthy safety battle in the second frame and potted a red off the safety shot in the final frame.And the Ace in the Pack added: “I didn’t play my best. I just tried to hang in there.“I got fortunate in one of the frames with the green and then played a safety in the final frame and potted a red.Snooker’s 20-year ‘Chalk-gate’ feud“There were a couple of pivotal turning points in that game which went my way and that’s enough to swing a game.” Meanwhile, former world champion Murphy booked his quarter-final spot with a 5-4 win over Ali Carter.Jack Lisowski whipped Wu Yize 5-0 with breaks of 68, 81, 51, 65 and 117. Our New YouTube ChannelSubscribe to our new Scottish Sun Sport YouTube channel for all the latest football news, views and amazing moments.We’ve got every major development covered from Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen and the rest of the Scottish Premiership.Plus we have TWO brilliant new podcasts to watch every week…MONDAYGo Ballistic with Roger Hannah and special guest Kris Boyd will dissect all the weekend action and deliver their no-holds-barred reaction.WEDNESDAYRobert Grieve and Bill Leckie chew over the tastiest topics in Scottish football and offer their unique takes in their Coffee Club.FRIDAYGo Ballistic is back with Roger Hannah and top tipster Jim Delahunt looking ahead to the weekend games and analysing the biggest talking points.Subscribe now and don’t miss a thing. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page