The two form horses of the UK Championship so far meet in the quarter-finals this afternoon, with Stephen Maguire taking on Judd Trump, in what promises to be a terrific encounter.

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Both have already put out big-named players and are eyeing a place in the semi-finals on Friday.

Trump first saw off Dominic Dale with a below-par showing, but turned on the style to edge out Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-5 in the last 16.

Maguire has defeated two of his fellow countrymen en route to this stage; he ended the hopes of Stephen Hendry on the opening night, before beating defending champion John Higgins with a superb display.

Young world finalist Trump is now the 11/4 outright favourite to take the title, but faces a tough task against 2004 UK champion Maguire.

The duo have met twice in major televised events, with Maguire winning both of their encounters at the World Open and Shanghai Masters in 2010.

Despite this Trump remains the favourite to prevail to the semi-finals in York; he is priced at 8/13 to see-off Maguire, who is the 5/4 underdog with Paddy Power.

The match begins at 12.30pm and will be streamed live over the best of eleven frames from the Barbican Centre, York.