China News Service, January 16. According to the World Snooker Tournament, in the final of the 2023 Snooker Masters that ended this morning, Judd Trump defeated Mark Williams 10 to 8 and won the first place. Won the championship for the second time.
In the second stage of the game, Trump fell behind 6-7 after losing three games in a row, but he recovered his form at the last moment and finally locked the crown.
In this event, Trump used his performance to respond to critics' doubts about his performance in the competition.
After winning the championship this time, Trump surpassed Terry Griffith and Sean Murphy with four "three major" championship titles.
Trump said that winning this time is even more special than winning the Masters in 2019. "This is the first 'three majors' that I have won twice. Everyone seems to be optimistic about me. I see that many people are Saying my prime is over. So sticking around to get this title and beating a player as good as Mark (Williams) is incredible. I have a long career ahead of me and hopefully I can have as much as Mark A long sporting life and going on to win these tournaments."
With Trump winning the championship, it also means that Williams, who is 47 years and 300 days old, missed the opportunity to become the oldest "three major" champion in history.
The Welsh legend's record of three major championships currently stands at seven.
Williams mentioned, "I loved every minute of this game, but I didn't win it. There were a few shots that were very critical. In the last game, when I blew up the ball pile, if I had a chance, it might have been 9-9, but then I hit Breaking the Yum match is exactly what he is good at." (End)