Judd Trump is into the UK Championship quarter-finals but admits he is edgy and his ‘body wants to shut down’ when games go close.

It sounds like quite an extreme admission from the world number one, but it comes after a string of defeats in deciding frames this season.

After a 6-4 first round win over Stephen Maguire, Trump said: ‘I’ve lost every single decider I’ve played in. It’s draining my confidence completely when it gets close.’

He wasn’t exaggerating, having been beaten by Gary Wilson, Elliot Slessor, Shaun Murphy, Matthew Stevens, Jack Lisowski and Zhao Xintong in deciders this campaign.

The 36-year-old has not faced a deciding frame yet in York this time round, beating Si Jiahui 6-3 in the second round on Wednesday, but still felt a bit on edge when the score was 4-3.

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