By Press Association Reporter
Published: 23:34 BST, 29 April 2019 | Updated: 23:34 BST, 29 April 2019
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Judd Trump insisted he is still 'leagues' away from winning an elusive first World Championship title despite reeling off six consecutive frames to sink Ding Junhui.
Trump, who made his solitary final appearance in 2011, turned a 7-9 deficit into a 13-9 victory over the Chinese player to set up a quarter-final against Scotland's Stephen Maguire.
But the 29-year-old has been far from happy with his form in the tournament having squeezed through his first round match against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, and believes others stand a far better chance of success.
Judd Trump insisted he is still 'leagues' away from winning an elusive first World Championship
Trump said: 'I've probably been the worst player of the whole tournament so far so I knew I had to raise my game and I was prepared to go out there and fight.
'You have to look at Neil Robertson and Kyren Wilson - those two are leagues above the standard I've seen in the tournament so far, so I just have to keep competing and hope my chance will come.'
Trump quickly erased any lingering frustration from an erratic opening session with a break of 93 in the first frame of the evening to reduce the deficit to one.
And with Ding, like Trump a former finalist who is still chasing the sport's major prize, struggling to get a look-in, Trump went on to make three more half centuries then a 103 to move within one of victory.
After completing the job, Trump, who is in the midst of one of the best seasons of his career with three titles including the Masters, relished his meeting with Maguire.
'He is a very fiery character who can intimidate you if you're not playing well,' added Trump. 'We've had a good few battles over the years. If I start like I have in my
