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Judd Trump leads Hossein Vafaei 6-3 overnight at the CrucibleJack Lisowski holds off fightback from Matthew StevensThe former world champion Judd Trump established a 6-3 lead in his first-round match against the debutant Hossein Vafaei at the Crucible. Trump had looked to play down expectations of another success after claiming just one ranking event title, which came at the inaugural Turkish Masters last month.However, the Crucible crowd were treated to a vintage display during the opening frames of Wednesday’s afternoon match, with a break of 110 seeing the 2019 champion open up a 3-0 lead. The Iranian qualifier Vafaei, though, had his first World Championship frame on the board to reduce the deficit ahead of the mid-session interval. Continue reading...