World number one Judd Trump won five frames in a row as he fought back from 3-1 down to beat three-time UK champion Neil Robertson 6-3 and move into the last 16 in York.

Australian Robertson had a glorious chance to move 4-1 ahead but missed the penultimate ball and that proved to be the turning point in the match.

Trump then made breaks of 73, 126 and 67 to move 5-3 ahead, and sealed the ninth frame to set up a tie with three-time champion John Higgins.

Robertson, 18th in the world, had to come through two rounds of qualifying to get to York and this was one of the most eagerly awaited matches of the first round.

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Earlier on Tuesday, four-time world champion Higgins produced a superb performance to gain a 6-0 win over China’s He Guoqiang and move into the last 16 of the UK Championship.

Higgins, 49, made breaks of 110, 92, 72 and 64 as he dominated his 24-year-old Chinese opponent, a player down at 60th in the world rankings and who had to get through three qualifying rounds to get to York.

The 14th-seeded Scot has won this tournament three times, in 1998, 2000 and 2010, and also lost in the final in 1996 and 2009.

Against He, Higgins scored a total of 554 points, compared to only 107 from his opponent, for the second 6-0 tournament win in two days after Kyren Wilson thrashed Stephen Maguire by the same score on Monday.

“When I play like that I’m a match for anyone,” said Higgins. “I got off to a decent start and put the pressure on him. He had a few chances but it’s difficult out there when things go wrong.

“It’s a special venue, but I’ve never really done great here and it’s a great venue to play in.”