Judd Trump

Judd Trump and Mark Williams go head-to-head to win the Masters today. Express Sport provides live score updates of the 2023 Masters final.

"A lot of people said 'How would you get over that?' As soon as I walked out I was over it and I'm back in the final now. The pair go head-to-head this afternoon and evening in a first-to-10 final. World No 4 Trump won the Masters in 2009 while Williams is a two-time champion but not since 2003.

Judd Trump took early control of his Masters final with Mark Williams, moving into a 5-3 lead ahead of Sunday night's concluding session at Alexandra ...

Having struggled for fluency in his opening three wins, things finally clicked into gear for Trump and he hit straight back with a break of 61, before surging into a 3-1 lead with the aid of a fine century in frame four. Unperturbed, Williams stopped the rot by winning his second frame with his second century of the afternoon, and he then reduced his arrears to 4-3 by taking the following frame. It was Williams who actually drew first blood, floating in a trademark long red on his opening shot of the match and going on to the clear the table for a flawless total of clearance of 138 that confirmed his game remains in good working order.

Williams made the ideal start with a total clearance of 138, but Trump hit back to win the next four frames.

Contesting his first Masters final for 20 years, Williams made the ideal start with a total clearance of 138, but Trump hit back to win the next four frames in succession with the aid of breaks of 61, 106 and 73. Williams made the ideal start with a total clearance of 138, but Trump hit back to win the next four frames A second century of the match – followed by a break of 60 – saw Williams reduce his deficit to a single frame in the first clash between the pair since Trump edged an epic World Championship semi-final 17-16 last April.

Victory for Williams, who turns 48 in March, would have made the Welshman the oldest ever Masters champion, eclipsing the record of Stuart Bingham, who was 43 ...

He was a bit too strong for me at the end. “Incredible really, I got totally outplayed in the whole game but I was just trying to hang on. Williams said: “It was a great match all the way through.

Judd Trump beat Mark Williams 10-8 in Sunday's final to win the Cazoo Masters at Alexandra Palace.

We are committed in our support of safer gambling. The standard was quite good. He was a bit too strong for me at the end. The victor said afterwards, before lifting the Paul Hunter Trophy: “This is by far my best ever win. Williams said: “It was a great match all the way through. Williams needed three scoring visits to win frame nine but eventually sealed it with a break of 50 to the pink, only for Trump to restore his two-frame advantage in the next following a 66.

Judd Trump battled to an epic 10-8 win over Mark Williams to claim a late night second Masters title at Alexandra Palace. It was a brilliant battle between ...

The final was ticking past 10.30pm by this stage and entering the ‘epic’ class. Williams took the ninth, Trump the tenth and the Welshman the next two to take the score to 6-6, with a half-century on all four frames of the first mini-session. ‘It’s been a brilliant week, I’ve enjoyed it, loved it. I’ve left everything out there, couldn’t give anything more. I can’t quite beat him but I’m getting close. Williams added: ‘Judd was just a bit too strong for me at the end, I think.

Trump trailed 8-7 but won three frames in a row to clinch the first prize of £250,000, wrapping up victory with a clearance of 126.

The standard was quite good. The victor said afterwards, before lifting the Paul Hunter Trophy: “This is by far my best ever win. Trump ran out of position on a break of 59 in the 17th frame and allowed Williams in to counter-attack, only for the Welshman to snooker himself behind the pink when trying to get on the penultimate red.

Judd Trump resisted a fightback from Mark Williams to forge a two-frame lead after the first session of their Cazoo Masters final at Alexandra Palace.

However, Williams then badly misjudged at attempted double on a red to the middle pocket early in frame eight and Trump stepped in with an 89 break to stretch his lead to 5-3. A second century of the match – followed by a break of 60 – saw Williams reduce his deficit to a single frame in the first clash between the pair since Trump edged an epic World Championship semi-final 17-16 last April. Judd Trump resisted a fightback from Mark Williams to forge a two-frame lead after the first session of their Cazoo Masters final at Alexandra Palace.

Sixteen has been whittled down to two, and what a duo it is as Judd Trump and Mark Williams face off for the right to be crowned Masters champion.

On the face of things, this looks fairly clear: Mark J Williams wins handily. Judd is the best recovery potter I've ever seen and he drops in a mid-distance red but doesn't have much angle on the blue to get position on the next ball. Mark then opts for a containing safety, keeping the red down the business end, Judd glides to left-middle, and he should get over the line at this visit. Mark's going at everything here, and he misses a fine cut to right-middle, setting Judd away again in the process. Judd would've taken this position when Mark took the break with which he opened the match and turned it into a total clearance. He can't be behind at the start of the second session and has a really good chance of being in front. It's just not going for him at the moment and when he goes into the pack again, he gets on nothing easy, takes on a pressure-pot to the yellow pocket, and misses it into the near knuckle by a way. Judd plays a poor safety in response, Mark takes on a red to left-middle, misses it by miles and clips the brown, then sees it disappear into the yellow pocket.That is a majestic fluke - this game! A poor blue leads Judd to miss a red to left corner, and if Mark can make something of this opportunity he'll be in a great position. There's a bit more of a target for snookers in baulk now but Judd gets one up the other end and mark hits second time, last roll. A pink follows, a lovely little cannon on the next red frees the black, and Mark is responding in the markest possible way to losing an arse-nipping 58-minuter. It was a good match at a decent standard, he thinks, and notes what a fine player Judd is, praising the break that won the title.

Judd Trump's ability to win scrappy frames at crucial stages of The Masters final against Mark Williams impressed Eurosport's expert Alan McManus.

“He's a thoughtful snooker player now and that will take away some of the eye-catching shots. He got it done against Mark Williams, one of the very best players in the world right now. The Masters

Trump trailed 8-7 but won three frames in a row to clinch the first prize of £250,000, wrapping up victory with a clearance of 126.

The standard was quite good. The victor said afterwards, before lifting the Paul Hunter Trophy: “This is by far my best ever win. Trump ran out of position on a break of 59 in the 17th frame and allowed Williams in to counter-attack, only for the Welshman to snooker himself behind the pink when trying to get on the penultimate red.

The Englishman denied his 47-year-old opponent at Alexandra Palace.

[Trump](/topic/trump) trailed 8-7 but won three frames in a row to clinch the first prize of £250,000, wrapping up victory with a clearance of 126. The standard was quite good. The victor said afterwards, before lifting the Paul Hunter Trophy: “This is by far my best ever win.

Judd Trump claimed his second Masters title of his career after edging a nail-biting classic with Mark Williams 10-8 at Alexandra Palace.

The 17th frame was far from plain sailing again for Trump as a promising break ended with just 59 to show for it. Could he hold his nerve in the 18th frame? The points racked up and Trump led 73-46 with five of the colours remaining, meaning Williams needed a snooker. Williams made two mini breaks, while Trump also potted two reds and a brown to leave the frame tied at 46-46 with one red left. He won four frames in a row to take a 4-1 lead, before Williams took the next two frames. However, Trump won the final frame to ensure he took a slim advantage going into Sunday night.

Judd Trump secured his second ever Masters title with a sensational comeback against Mark Williams that left him wanting to "get smashed" - much to the ...

“Incredible really, I got totally outplayed in the whole game but I was just trying to hang on. Trump went on to say: “This is by far my best ever win. Trump trailed Mark Williams 8-7 but came back to win three frames in a row and clinch the £250,000 prize. “Well played son, I’d still go get smashed if I was you,” one Twitter user wrote. “I should have been out in the first round, should have been out in the second round, should have lost this one. Another tweeted: “Getting smashed for you mate.