Trump looked on course for a routine win in Beijing when he stormed into a 4-1 lead with the help of a 122 clearance in the second frame.

However, White hit back with a century of his own in the sixth frame and took the next as well after an initial break of 62 which Trump looked set to wipe out until crucially missing the final blue.

White gratefully potted the blue and pink to keep the match alive, but Trump had the final word with a break of 73 in the eighth frame to seal a 5-3 success.

Elsewhere, local favourite Ding Junhui recovered from 4-0 down to scrape past England's Ben Woollaston 5-4 and delight the home crowd.

Woollaston looked certain for a place in the last 16 until Ding made the most of the mid-session interval to regain his composure, the Chinese star reeling off the next five frames and finishing the match in style with a break of 111.

Former world champion Graeme Dott had an easier time in beating Mark King 5-2, while the in-form Stephen Lee beat Tom Ford 5-1.