- Trump crowned Snooker Masters champion for the second time
- 2023-01-16 13:25:50.0 Source: Xinhua Net
Author: Zhang Wei
Trump, currently ranked fourth in the world, defeated veteran Williams 10:8 on the 15th After reaching the top of the Snooker Masters in 2019, he once again won the championship which invited 16 of the world’s best players to take part.
The 33-year-old Trump has performed so-so this season. Only one final round before the Masters, and he finally lost to O’Sullivan. He stumbled all the way in this game too. In the first two rounds, he narrowly beat his opponent until the decisive match. Only the semi-final 6:1 was a little easier.
Williams, aged 47, is in good shape, defeating Gilbert 6:2 in the first round, and beating world No. 1 O’Sullivan 6:5 in the quarter-finals. Facing Lisowski on the 14th, although he failed to break a hundred in one stroke, he was still more accurate in a smooth game, and even swept his opponent 6:0.
Although he stressed before the match that he must be the underdog in the final, Trump made a strong start on the 15th and led 4:1. However, Williams still has the touch, and the long step attack has succeeded again and again, and he followed every step of the way to get an 8:7 lead. At the critical moment, Trump’s condition improved, and he won 3 consecutive matches to become the champion.
Trump said that he missed several opportunities when he was behind by 7:8, but his opponent failed and took advantage of the opportunity to turn the score into a 9:7 lead. “If that’s the case, I might not be able to play.” “After the 8-8 draw, I went to the toilet, washed my face, and played like I should. I felt great at the end, not nervous at all. I actually got three outs of four games this week. We might lose, but I survived.”
Williams, who reached his first Masters final since 2003, said he enjoyed the match even when his opponent cleared the board in the final game, “because you don’t know how many times you can be here. Hopefully I can come back next year.”
