Judge ready for Fu fight

Dubliner Michael Judge will play Marco Fu in the third round of the Totesport Grand Prix in Preston today.

Judge edged passed Marcus Campbell of Scotland 5-4 last night. He is confident his form has improved markedly this season, and he can point to a first-round victory over former world champion Mark Williams as evidence of that.

“That was a huge boost to my confidence and gave me extra inner belief,” he explained after defeating Campbell from 4-3 down.

“It’s happened to me before in the past where I’ve beaten a good player and then lost my next match.”

Campbell, responsible for the last-64 exit of Quinten Hann, led on four occasions and made breaks of 81, 55 and 58. However, Judge levelled at 4-4 with a run of 76 and then finished off with a decisive 52.