Judd Trump calls for German Masters changes ahead of bid for fourth title
Judd Trump calls for German Masters changes ahead of bid for fourth title
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Judd Trump has hailed the German Masters as a top three event on the calendar, calling for the tournament to increase in stature to match its reputation. The ranking event at the Tempodrom in Berlin is one of the highlights of the snooker season, played in the unique arena in front of a lively German crowd.
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Trump is a three-time German Masters champion and will be in Berlin next week looking to defend his title in an event he looks forward to more than most. In fact, the world number one rates the atmosphere as close to the likes of the Crucible and Alexandra Palace.
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‘Berlin is probably third place in terms of the crowd interaction and how good the crowds are, especially when you get to that final weekend and how passionate they are,’ Trump told Metro. ‘The crowds in Berlin and the noise when you come into the final is very close to, or on a par with, the Masters.
‘I think those two are out there on their own in terms of how good you feel when you play on the final weekend.’. Trump is a big fan of his annual trip to Germany, but would like to see the event having even more prominence on the calendar given how highly he rates the experience of playing in Berlin.
Players tend to judge how big events are based on prize money and there has been a boost to the prize fund at the German Masters this year, with the winner leaving with £100,000, up from last year’s £80,000. However, that leaves the event level with the Home Nations and Trump thinks it deserves to be much bigger than the likes of the English Open in Brentwood.
