‘Shot of the season’ – Ronnie O’Sullivan blown away by Judd Trump’s ‘wow’ moment at the Masters
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RONNIE O'SULLIVAN hailed a stunning pot by Judd Trump at the Masters as "shot of the season". The world No1 made the semi-final at Alexandra Palace before losing to eventual runner-up Kyren Wilson. O'Sullivan, who pulled out the Masters on medical grounds, was in the Eurosport final last night as Shaun Murphy clinched glory.
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The Rocket was asked what his moment of the tournament was, with him praising a brilliant performance by Trump. In the quarter-final, the 2019 world champion came from 3-1 down to beat Ding Junhui 6-3. The sensational comeback saw Trump fire in several incredible pots, with one long red at 4-3 up catching O'Sullivan's eye.
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He said: "I think the performance from Judd Trump against Ding Junhui from 3-1 down, some of the pots that he did were phenomenal, really. "He just got stronger and stronger. He overpowered Ding, who's not playing bad and has won a tournament this season.
"But look at this red. I mean, this was phenomenal. "To be hitting down on it, stun, run through, that's an unbelievable shot. That's shot of the season. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. "Judd's the type of player, when he's confident, he feels like he can make any shot.
"So I just thought that was a 'wow' performance.". But it Murphy who beat Wilson 10-7 in last night's final to pocket £350,000 and a bonus £15,000 for achieving the highest break of the tournament. The Magician then channelled his Lionel Messi and Luke Littler by posing in bed with the trophy.
