Judd Trump was involved in a bizarre mix-up that halted his clash with John Higgins at the Wuhan Open.<br /><br />The World No 1 had taken a 3-1 lead over Higgins in their last 16 clash before returning to the table following a mid-session break.<br /><br />However, as he prepared to break off, Trump realized quickly realized something was amiss as he told the match referee: 'This isn't my cue.'<br /><br />After initially being told to continue and make the change during a time-out, Trump briefly returned to his seat before getting up to explain what had happened to Higgins while his cue was swiftly retrieved from backstage and brought out to the table.<br /><br />'My cue was in the case, but Ben (Woollaston) put his cue next to my case,' Trump said to Higgins as he made the change.<br /><br />Judd Trump was involved in a hilarious mix-up while facing John Higgins at the Wuhan Open.<br /><br />Both players saw the funny side as TV cameras captured the pair sharing a laugh as the mishap unfolded. <br /><br />The incident did not put Trump off his stride as he broke 56 to open up a 4-1 lead, having earlier recovered from losing the opening frame.<br /><br />Higgins then crafted a fine clearance of 126, his 1,005th career century, to stay in touch, but it was only delaying the inevitable as Trump sealed the victory by taking the next frame 67-0 to reach a 14th consecutive quarter-final this year.<br /><br />Reflecting on the bizarre incident after his win, Trump said in an interview with the World Snooker Tour: 'I have never done that before. It was a bit of a shock.<br /><br />'It wasn't until I got to the table that I noticed. I was going to break off and the cue felt strange, so I looked down and it wasn't my cue.<br /><br />'Luckily for me, John was very nice about it and he just told me to wait as long as possible.<br /><br />'I think it has happened before and someone got awarded the frame, but John was nice enough just to allow me enough time to get my cue back.'<br /><br />Jack Lisowski earlier swept past China's Wu Yize 5-0, making a half-century break in each of the first four frames and then finishing with a run of 117 to coast into the quarter-finals.<br /><br />Shaun Murphy edged out Ali Carter in a last-frame decider.<br /><br />Both players produced centuries either side of the interval in a high-quality contest, which Murphy secured with a 68 break in the ninth frame to win 5-4.<br /><br />There was also success for China's Long Zehuang, who battled past Woollaston 5-3, a break of 76 securing a hard-earned victory to set up a quarter-final against Lisowski.
