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Trump loses, Murphy breaks record at China Open
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BBC Sport - Sport
World number one Judd Trump lost to Thailand's Noppon Saengkham, while Shaun Murphy set a new scoring record and Ronnie O'Sullivan made a winning start to his campaign on day two of the China Open.
Trump could lose his world number one ranking before the end of the month after a 6-3 loss to Saengkham, ranked 45th in the world.
The China Open is the first main ranking tournament of the 2026-27 season and former world champion Murphy made some snooker history in his 6-0 victory over fellow Englishman Matthew Selt.
His tally surpassed the previous record of 556, set by O'Sullivan during a 6-0 win over Ricky Walden at the 2014 Masters.
Murphy, who turns 44 on Monday, told the World Snooker Tour (WST) website: "I can't believe it, I'm over the moon.