On January 12, 2022, the first round of the Snooker Masters was completed. Trump shot a 3-stroke breaker in a single game and showed resistance after losing the match, beating Allen with a single shot of 62 points in the decider to advance to the quarterfinals. Bingham set a new single-stroke high for the tournament and tied the score twice, but was eliminated by Wilson in the decider.
Trump and Allen teamed up to play the most anxious match since the start of the Masters. The opening was smooth, with Trump scoring 101 points in the 1st and 3rd innings, and Allen scoring 92 innings. After that, the course of the game began to slow down, and Allen took a 4-3 lead. In the 8th set, Allen completed the super score, but then lost the red ball that locked the victory, Trump took this opportunity to make a high-quality snooker in a row with more than 6 points, and completed a single set reversal with a score of 65-62, and took the match point from Allen's hands.
In the final stage, Trump scored a single shot of 135 points, setting a new single-shot high score in this tournament, winning the match point 5-4, and Allen stubbornly chased to a 5-5 draw. In the decider, Allen made his first start with the ball of luck, interrupted the attack after scoring 29 points, and lost the mid-range red ball and missed the second mobile meeting, and Trump showed his resistance to pressure after starting, shooting a single 62 points to kill Allen 6-5.
Trump was unusually excited after the thrilling promotion, "Getting a chance in the final tiebreaker and staying calm makes me proud, I'm happy to be back here to play, last year's absence was really tough and I want to show the audience what it means to me." It's not disrespectful to the British Championships, but the Masters have different levels. The atmosphere was great from the start, and when I watched the ball on TV the other day, I was excited to drive here to compete. I'd love to win the first round because all the top players are on the field. "
Trump also spoke of his moment of boxing in celebration after completing a one-set reversal in the 8th inning, "Usually I'm super calm and controlling my emotions. I saw Sean Murphy celebrating in a similar way in Crucible, and he didn't mean anything disrespectful in doing so. I was so excited, and it would be worse if I kept all that nervous energy in my heart. ”
Allen said slightly disappointed after the game: "I just want to have a chance in the last set, I got two chances but didn't take one of them, so I was disappointed. When I led 4-2, I missed the penultimate red ball or I would have 5-3 to match point. Overall, Judd is the better player and I'm proud to have been able to make it 5-5 and I didn't play at my best. At 5-5, I always cheered myself up, which made my mind more focused and calm, but unfortunately it didn't work my way this time. "
Wilson's showdown with Bingham was equally intense. Wilson scored a perfect start to 3-0 and 4-1 with a 4-50+. Bingham then won three consecutive sets to tie the score 4-4, including a single score of 139 points in the eighth set, once again setting a new single score in this tournament.
In the closing round, Wilson shot a 2-50+ in a single set to win match points 5-4, while Bingham scored a single 132 points in the 10th set to tie the score again. In the decider, both players won the mobile session, but neither scored a single high, and Wilson won 56-39 with a brilliant performance in the clear ball stage, beating Bingham 6-5.
Results on the 12th (Round 1).
J. Trump 6-5 M. Allen
122(101)-8，0-93(92)，101(101)-0，29-61，88(88)-0，0-65(65)，26-63，65-62(54)，135(135)-0，2-75，76(62)-29
K. Wilson 6-5 S. Bingham
70(57)-30，89(82)-5，113(79)-4，4-96(96)，87(83)-0，41-67，14-139(139)，125(69,56)-0，0-132(132)，56-39
13th (Round 2) Schedule
21:00, N. Robertson vs. R. O'Sullivan
27:00, M. Williams vs. J. Higgins
14th (Round 2) Schedule
21:00, J. Trump vs. K. Wilson
27:00, B. Hawkins vs. M. Selby