Ailing Judd Trump completes rout of China's Ding Junhui

Picking up after establishing a 12-4 overnight lead, world number six Trump - a runner-up in 2011 - produced a break of 66 to end Ding’s interest in the competition before mid-morning.

Trump will now face either Ronnie O’Sullivan or Stuart Bingham, with the latter 5-3 up ahead of the resumption of their quarter-final at the Crucible Theatre later on Wednesday.

Trump has been battling illness this week and said after the match: “I felt ill before the game, so I was a bit worried about how I was going to play and how my concentration was going to be.

“It was a bit iffy in the middle of the match. I missed a few and got quite tired. I haven’t been sleeping that well so I just need to go and rest up now for the next game.“It’s just a bit of a fever, I think, a bit of a cold. I just don’t feel too great. I’ll go and rest up now and I should be fine for tomorrow (Thursday).”

Tournament organisers World Snooker, meanwhile, have confirmed that O’Sullivan will face no punishment after resting his chalk on the table while lining up a shot against Bingham on Tuesday.

The five-time world champion, who played part of a frame in his socks earlier in the tournament and was warned for making a hand gesture during his second-round win over Matthew Stevens, could have incurred a seven-point penalty for the infringement.