Snooker star Joe Perry beats Michael Judge in York

Snooker star Joe Perry qualified for the second round of the UK Championship after making a 9-1 win over Michael Judge in York.

Joe Perry, 31, from Cambridgeshire, who has gotten through to the semi-finals for the last two years in a row, led 7-1 overnight after breaks of 125, 93, 75, 74, 66 and 60 and he only needed 26 minutes on Tuesday to complete his triumph.

"The damage was done on Monday when I played exceptionally well; it's nice to win comfortably for a change," hoe Perry said, adding: "I've won a lot of matches here in the last two years and the easiest was 9-6, so it's a bit of a rarity for me.

"It seems to work out that I do well here.

"I don't come up here expecting to repeat my feats of the year before but I really like the city and the surroundings."

English snooker player Mike Dunn also got through to the second round after a 9-5 win against James Wattana.

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