Snooker results: Judd Trump trounces Pang Junxu 6-1 at the UK Championship in York

The 34-year-old is in the midst of a stellar campaign, winning three titles and reaching a further two finals already, and he could be set for another deep run at the Barbican Centre judging by this thoroughly dominant display.

Trump knocked in a couple of centuries and two more breaks of over fifty over the course of the match, taking control after the opening two frames were shared by winning a crucial frame three that Pang will feel he should have won.

It proved to be the pivotal moment of the contest, at the end of hard-fought frame which Trump eventually won on the final black by pulling off a daring double to the centre pocket.

When he thumped in a break of 124 in the following frame to extend his lead to 3-1, Trump had already done much of the heavy lifting and he continued to show his game to be in good working order as he cruised over the winning line.

Trump told the BBC afterwards: "It's tricky. I've not played much, I've been a bit ill and have been struggling. It's sometimes a bit better as you don't expect much of yourself, but I found it quite hard to concentrate out there.

"I'm playing well coming into the tournament, so I think I might have a day off now to rest and hopefully feel a bit better for the next game.

"I feel like I'm a player that is either playing amazing, or I'm playing terrible. There's no in-between. If I can get through those first few rounds, there's nothing stopping me.

"The belief is back. On my day, I have so much belief in myself that I feel like that when I play my best, no one can get near me.

"I feel like I've got that back."

Trump progresses to face Jamie Jones, who got the better of Jack Lisowski, winning 6-4.

On the other table, Barry Hawkins was made to work hard by Ben Woollaston before eventually prevailing 6-4.

Hawkins, already a ranking title winner this season, found himself 3-1 down after Woollaston made a bright start, but he got stronger as the match wore on.

The left-hander produced a timely run of 70, his highest break of the match, to lead 5-4 and then added a further run of 59 to book his place in the last 16.

Next for Hawkins will be a meeting with Mark Selby, who whitewashed Mark Joyce in the evening session.

Four half-centuries did the job for Selby, who restricted his opponent to an average of fewer than 12 points per frame.

Schedule & results

Monday November 27
Afternoon session (1300 GMT)

• Barry Hawkins 6-4 Ben Woollaston
• Judd Trump 6-1 Pang Junxu

Evening session (1900 GMT)

• Mark Selby 6-0 Mark Joyce
• Jack Lisowski 4-6 Jamie Jones