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Trump and Higgins go head to head (Photo credit: Imaginechina Limited/Alamy Stock Photo)

Judd Trump goes head to head with John Higgins in a blockbuster last-16 showdown at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday.

Undoubtedly the standout tie of the round pits the defending champion against the four-time Crucible king at the China Optics Valley Convention & Exhibition Center (COVCEC).

A fixture that makes snooker fans immediately take notice, it is one that has been dominated by Trump in recent times.

Indeed, starting at their 2019 World Championship final showdown – which he won 18-9 – the Ace has prevailed in 10 of their last 11 meetings (excluding the Championship League), while he has been a finalist in 10 of the 11 respective tournaments.

Trump has been the player of the season so far, winning 26 of his 29 matches, while capturing the Shanghai Masters and inaugural Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters titles.

The world number one has brought that momentum into this week, compiling five century breaks while seeing off Antoni Kowalski, He Guoqiang and Anthony McGill.

Meanwhile, Higgins has demonstrated his trademark determination to respond to falling out of the world’s top 16 for the first time since 1995.

The Wizard secured his return to snooker’s elite bracket with a run to the British Open showpiece just over a week ago, and has won 10 of his last 11 matches.

After seeing off Ben Mertens in the opening round, an early exit appeared on the cards against Fan Zhengyi, who he saw off in a deciding frame from 4-2 down, before a 5-3 win over Zak Surety set up this mouth-watering clash.

The winner of this epic showdown will play either home favourite Ding Junhui or former Shoot Out champion Chris Wakelin in the Wuhan Open quarter-finals.

The match gets under way at 7am BST (2pm local time) and will be contested over the best of nine frames at the COVCEC.

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