Judd Trump wins the 2023 Masters
16 January 2023
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Congratulations to Judd Trump, the 2023 Masters Champion!
Judd received the celebrated Masters for the second time at Alexandra Palace, beating Mark Williams by 10-8 in a high-quality ultimate.
The event was performed from the eighth of January to the fifteenth of January 2023, in Alexandra Palace, in London. All detailed outcomes might be discovered on snooker.org.
Judd had struggled for a lot of the event and was one ball away from going out within the first spherical, however confirmed super battling qualities all through. He was pleased with his tenacity and thrilled to win. Here’s what he needed to say after his victory (supply WST):
“That is extra particular than successful the Masters in 2019, because it’s the primary Triple Crown occasion I’ve received twice,”
“Everybody has been writing me off, I’ve learn lots of stuff about my finest days being behind me. So to win this by digging in and beating somebody nearly as good as Mark is unimaginable. I’ve a very long time left, hopefully I can have the longevity of the likes of Mark, and hold successful these tournaments.
“There’s a giant distinction between successful and shedding these finals when it comes to your CV. While you get there it’s a must to recover from the road, as a result of there are solely three a season. Over a profession you would possibly solely play in 45 or 50, so to win 4 already is a giant achievement. It is a large win and it feels effectively overdue.
“At 8-7 I missed a few probabilities and he simply didn’t take the possibility to go 9-7, which could have been recreation over. He performed a really attacking recreation and possibly that got here again to chew him within the final couple of frames. At 8-8, I went to the bathroom and splashed water on my face, got here again out and performed the best way I needs to be enjoying. I felt good on the finish, I wasn’t nervous. I ought to have misplaced three of my 4 video games this week, I used to be simply in a position to battle by way of. I felt as if I used to be out of the event so many occasions.”
The opposite Grove gamers concerned within the event had been Mark Selby and Neil Robertson. Neil was the defending Champion. Each went out within the first spherical.
