In the first round of the World Snooker Masters that has ended on January 10, 2024, Beijing time, the world's second-ranked Trump defeated Kyren Wilson 6-5 with a single-shot score of 101 points and a five-stroke 50+ consecutive win of five games to successfully advance to the quarterfinals.
After this game, Trump ushered in his 42nd game win of the season and the 994th victory of his career. At the same time, his performance of 101 points in a single stroke also ushered in his 54th stroke of the season to break 100.
This also means that Trump is far ahead of the pack in terms of wins and 100 performances this season, and if he can continue to maintain this momentum, he will have a good chance to replicate O'Sullivan's legendary snooker record.
Trump counterattacked strongly and beat Wilson 6-5
In the match between Trump and Kyren Wilson, the two players staged a very dramatic game. In this classic matchup, the two players battled it out for 11 rounds before the winner was finally decided.
As soon as the game came up, Wilson won three games in a row with a single-stroke score of 65 points, 76 points and a single-game reversal performance, and led Trump 3-0 to gain a huge advantage.
But then, Trump, who was not far behind, seized Wilson's mistake and scored 52 points, 101 points, 83 points in a row and his excellent ability to seize opportunities, winning five games in a row, thus leading Wilson 5-3 and taking the lead to get the match point.
Wilson, who was on the verge of losing, then completed a single-game reversal and a single-stroke performance of 58 points, chasing two games in a row to drag the game into the deciding game 5-5.
In the 11th game, Wilson scored 51 points with a single stroke to take a 55:0 lead and then made a fatal mistake, and Trump won the game with a single shot of 65 points and 65:55, thus defeating Wilson 6-5.
Judd Trump celebrated his 994th career victory
After finishing this game, Trump ushered in his 17th victory against Wilson. At the same time, this also allowed Trump to usher in a three-game winning streak against Wilson.
Moreover, this is also Trump's 42nd win of the season, which makes him the best player in the 2023/24 season with a record of 42 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in 52 games.
At the same time, it is also the 994th victory of Trump's career, and it also means that Trump has almost sealed the milestone of 1,000 wins this season.
Therefore, Trump will become the second post-80s snooker player to complete 1,000 victories after Selby, and will also be the fifth player among active snooker players to complete 1,000 victories.
Therefore, Trump has successfully reached his own milestone, and he will also attack for a third Masters title.
Trump is expected to successfully replicate O'Sullivan's record
In the history of the World Snooker Tour, only O'Sullivan has completed more than 1,000 victories and breaking 100 milestones at the same time. And the two players closest to him at the moment are Higgins and Trump on the other.
But it is worth mentioning that Higgins's statistics in breaking 100 are basically not able to catch up with O'Sullivan, but Higgins can also try to become the second or third player to complete more than 1,000 wins and break 100 at the same time.
And now Trump is very hopeful of replicating O'Sullivan's legendary record before the end of his career. After all, Trump's current total of 100 breaks has reached 955, and his winning statistics have also come to 994.
Considering O'Sullivan's number of appearances, it is likely that it will be a matter of time before Trump surpasses the world's No. 1 player in breaking 100 and wins. Moreover, Trump has every chance to make history this season or next.