Judd Trump's dreams of three in a row at the European Masters ended by Tian Pengfei

Judd Trump's hopes of winning a third European Masters title in succession have been crushed after he fell to a 4-2 defeat against Tian Pengfei at the last 32 stage in Lommel. 

After falling 2-0 behind early on, Trump fought back to win two close frames and draw level with the Chinese player, only to then lose the next and watch on as a break of 68 for Tian wrapped up the match thereafter. 

At one stage during the evening it looked very much like the defending champion and home favourite would be taken out on the same night. Luca Brecel though recovered in dramatic style from 3-0 down to defeat Alan McManus 4-3. Brecel was shut out in the opening two frames as the Scotsman made breaks of 79 and 66, but buoyed by his home fans, Brecel found his game with runs of 57 and 63, prior to a match winning 71 break. 

World number one and recent China Championship winner Mark Selby also came back in his match with Mark Davis to move into the last 16. Selby went 2-0 behind early on but struck back with breaks of 55, 58, 62 and 72 in the final four frames to clinch a well deserved 4-2 triumph. 

Last year's runner-up Stuart Bingham though will be heading home after he was totally out-played by Mark King. The left-hander was in fine form having already beaten Zhao Xintong in the first round, and here he made breaks of 51, 59, 79 and a high of 124 on the way to whitewashing Bingham 4-0. 

Other top players are safely through as Mark Allen secured a 4-2 win over Jak Jones, while Kyren Wilson overcame Allan Taylor and Liang Wenbo beat Fergal O'Brien, both by the same scoreline. Ryan Day meanwhile needed a deciding frame break of 72 to defeat Elliot Slessor, while Anthony McGill clinched a 4-3 win over Ali Carter with a 60 contribution in their final frame. 

Also through to the last 16 are the likes of Jack Lisowski, Ricky Walden and Anthony Hamilton who were all 4-2 winners in their last 32 matches. 

Last 32 results:

Tian Pengfei 4-2 Judd Trump
Liang Wenbo 4-2 Fergal O'Brien
Joe Perry 4-3 Andrew Higginson
Kyren Wilson 4-2 Allan Taylor
Anthony Hamilton 4-2 Thor Chuan Leong
Luca Brecel 4-3 Alan McManus
Jack Lisowski 4-2 Peter Lines
Zhang Anda 4-2 Eden Sharav
Mark Selby 4-2 Mark Davis
Ryan Day 4-3 Elliot Slessor
Mark King 4-0 Stuart Bingham
Ricky Walden 4-2 Craig Steadman
Ross Muir 4-2 Gary Wilson
Mark Allen 4-2 Jak Jones
Anthony McGill 4-3 Ali Carter
Jimmy Robertson 4-3 Zhou Yuelong

Last 16 draw: (Picks in bold)

Liang Wenbo Vs Tian Pengfei
Kyren Wilson Vs Joe Perry
Luca Brecel Vs Anthony Hamilton
Jack Lisowski Vs Zhang Anda
Mark Selby Vs Ryan Day
Ricky Walden Vs Mark King
Mark Allen Vs Ross Muir
Anthony McGill Vs Jimmy Robertson

With some of the top players falling away, Paul Hunter Classic and Six-Reds World Champion Kyren Wilson could be the man to pounce and claim another title this weekend. Standing in his way in the last 16 is Joe Perry who has seen off Oliver Lines and Andrew Higginson in the first two rounds and we all know Perry is capable of taking down Wilson here. Wilson has looked good though in his opening two wins against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Allan Taylor, despite a nose bleed trying to distract him in the latter of those two games. Wilson is a player high on confidence right now and he is heading only one way in the world rankings after an impressive last 12 months, making this a very tough task for Perry, though over best-of-7 frame matches a quick start for Perry could pave the way to victory. 

Home favourite Luca Brecel has really had to battle hard this week. Not only was he 3-0 down before beating Alan McManus 4-3 in his last 32 match, but in the last 64 he was 2-1 down and in danger of falling 3-1 adrift against Luo Honghao before winning a tight fourth and taking the last two for a 4-2 win. His next opponent is Anthony Hamilton who, despite a poor season last year, has already made the last 16 in three events now. Hamilton has beaten Thor Chuan Leong and Zhang Jiankang so far this week and may have a bit of extra confidence coming into this one, given the pressure he knows Brecel is under from his home crowd and the way he has had to fight so far. 

World number one Mark Selby has his toughest test of the week so far awaiting him as he faces Ryan Day in the last 16. Selby has overcome a short turnaround from his title winning campaign in Guangzhou to come to Lommel and win his first two matches, looking good in the latter parts of his last 32 win over Mark Davis. Ryan Day meanwhile has seen off Yuan Sijun, who had a good week in Guangzhou, as well as Elliot Slessor and this could be the week that the Welshman gets his season going. With Selby in form, and having got over the tricky first couple of hurdles, he should now be feeling a bit fresher and more importantly will be full of confidence. Again, with the short format though Day knows that if he can take his chances early on he will have Selby firmly on the back foot. 

Meanwhile, the match between Ricky Walden and Mark King provides the opportunity for two players that are just outside of the top 16 to make a quarter-final. King has been impressive this week beating Zhao Xintong and Stuart Bingham for the loss of just one frame and he is scoring well so he will be full of confidence ahead of this one. Walden has gone quietly about his business to defeat to beat former nemesis Rory McLeod in round one before then defeating Craig Steadman, who had whitewashed Barry Hawkins in round one. Against King, Walden faces a much tougher test and will need to be on top form if he is to make it through and given the confidence that King should have from his early exploits in Lommel, Walden cannot afford a slow start. 

The final match is another very intriguing one. Both players have had to fight hard so far this week and have made it to the last 16 after two deciding frame victories. Anthony McGill came from 2-0 down against fellow countryman Chris Totten in the last 64 before then defeating Ali Carter in round two in Belgium. Jimmy Robertson meanwhile was 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 behind but kept fighting all the way in the last 64 against Zhang Yong to win the decider there on the final black. Then against Zhou Yuelong he had to fight back from 2-0 down and won that final frame decider on the black as well, so you could say that Robertson has rode his luck somewhat with these tight finishes. Such is the game of snooker though, it would hardly surprise you if either of these two players kicked into gear today and won easily, even though the form guide would suggest a close clash. One thing to note here, is that in three previous meetings, Robertson has come out on top each time. 

As mentioned above, all last 16 matches are over the best-of-7 frames and will all be played across either the TV table or the secondary streamed table on Eurosport Player over the course of Thursday's play, to confirm Friday's quarter-final line-up.