In the early morning of October 22, Beijing time, the second round of the 2021 Snooker German Masters Qualifier ended a focus match, the defending champion and world number one Judd Trump, blasted out 1 shot to break 100 (100 points) and 4 shots 50+ (74 points, 72 points, 58 points, 57 points), 5-3 victory over Anthony Hamilton to advance to the main tournament, and towards four consecutive championships!
World Number One Trump has won the German Masters in the past three seasons, and in the first round of this qualifier, he defeated Tian Pengfei 5-1. In the qualifying round, Trump's opponent is Anthony Hamilton, who is ranked 52nd in the world.
In the past, Trump has met a total of 7 times, with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss. The most recent meeting between the two sides was in the first round of last season's German Masters qualifiers, when he won 5-2.
In the first inning of the game, the world first came up to give Hamilton a dismount, he played a single 57 points, 74-7 first set, 1-0 opening red. In the second set, Trump scored another 72-pointer to keep a 73-0 clean sheet for Hamilton to lead 2-0. In the third set, Trump continued to hang Hamilton, and his single-shot score was 74 points to win, leading 3-0.
In the fourth inning, after losing three straight sets in the opening, Hamilton finally found the offensive feel, he played a single 74 points, 80-14 to pull back a set, the score was 1-3, Trump led the set into the break. In the fifth set, after returning from a brief break, Hamilton pulled another set 75-60 to make it 2-3.
In the sixth set, Trump felt cold in the hand, Hamilton continued to exert power, he blasted a single shot 130 points, 131-0 clean sheet world number one, 3-3 both sides back to the same running line. In the seventh set, Trump went back on his battery after being hit by an opponent for three straight sets, shooting a single 58 to win 80-33 and take another lead and win match points 4-3.
In the eighth set, the world number one did not give Hamilton the opportunity to reverse the upset, he blasted out a single shot of 100 points, 100-29 to lock in the win, the aggregate score of 5-3 victory over Hamilton, 2 consecutive wins after the promotion to the main game, and towards the 4 consecutive championships!