In the early morning of March 14, Beijing time, the 2022 Snooker Turkish Masters ended in Antalya, and Judd Trump defeated Matthew Celt 10-4 in the final to win the ranking championship for the first time in a year. Trump shot his career 6th out-of-147 in the second stage of the final.
The tournament was the first professional snooker tournament to be held in Turkey, and Trump performed heroically in the final, winning nine of the next 11 innings after falling behind 1-2, and the perfect score in the 10th set was the 10th in history to be born in the final of the "147", a magical moment in history that won a standing ovation from the audience.
Although he won the "Champions of Champions" invitational tournament in November last year, Trump, 32, has not won the ranking championship title since March last year. The win also brought his total number of ranking titles to 23, surpassing Neil Robertson's 22 and ranking 6th in the all-time overall list.
After the tournament was officially announced in May last year, Trump was one of the first players to respond to support. A week earlier, when he lost to Joe Perry in the Welsh Open final, Trump went to Turkey to win seven games in 6 days, including a 5-4 win against Liang Wenbo and Zhou Yuelong.
After winning £100,000 in the championship prize money, Trump's single-season ranking rose from 17th to 4th two weeks ago, and he secured a place at the Tour Championship at Llandudno at the end of the month.
2019 Indian Open champion Sert ended up as runner-up, missing the chance to become the 40th player in history to have more than one ranking tournament champion. The 37-year-old Essex player also received £45,000 in prize money, lifting the world ranking from 31st to 22nd.
Trump ended the first stage with a 5-3 lead. In the 9th inning, Trump was sent a 60-point penalty by a difficult snooker, but then won 113-76 with an 88-point clearance. The combined score of the two sides in this inning reached 189 points, just three points behind the all-time record of 192 points.
In the 10th set, Trump continued to extend his lead with a brilliant single-shot 147, which was the sixth 147 of his career, with only O'Sullivan (15), Higgins (12), Hendry (11) and Bingham (8) having more full-time records. The 147-point Trump brought a £5,000 single-highest score and an official record of 173rd, the 7th of the season.
Trump scored a single 73 in the 11th inning to make it 8-3. In the 12th set, Sert exposed himself to a foul while leading by 51 points, and Trump failed to take advantage of the opportunity, and finally Sert scored a coffee ball and a blue ball to win the endgame, trailing 4-8 before halftime. In the second half, Selter still had chances, but Trump played consecutive 82 and 114 points to win the game.
"It was the first time this season I really enjoyed my own snooker game," Trump said after winning the title against Serte, who won 9 12 games, "I found a little bit of form in last night's semi-finals. I was relieved to take a 5-3 lead in today's first stage and seemed to give me a little cushioning. Tonight I'm getting back to the touch I've had for the last two or three seasons, and it's a great feeling. Clearing the table to get 6-3 calmed me down, and then I felt very relaxed. My goal for the rest of the season is to play like tonight. ”
"My dream is to travel the world and play snooker in different countries. Tonight, I put on a great show and scored a perfect score, hoping to inspire more Turkish players and let more children pick up clubs. Maybe one day in the future we'll have a top player from Turkey. ”
Runner-up Sert said: "There were a few sets in the first stage that I should have won, and many times I gave him the opportunity. You can't do that against the best players in the world, and if I could end up with a 5-3 lead I could win the final. I missed this opportunity because there weren't a lot of opportunities to play like this, and you could significantly improve your rankings. ”
"I failed to put a lot of pressure on him tonight. He played so much better than me and deserved to win, and it was great to see him start winning again! I wasn't nervous, it was just that some of the balls I couldn't see clearly, and the lights on the No. 1 table were very different from the outside arena. If I could learn how to play well on the tv table, I would be very strong. ”