Judd Trump suffered a shock exit from the World Snooker Championship as the title holder crashed to a 13-9 quarter-final defeat against Kyren Wilson on Tuesday.

Trump became the last victim of the so-called ‘Crucible Curse’ which has seen 18 first-time winners of the world title fail to retain the crown since the event moved to the Sheffield venue in 1977.

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