Posts tagged Judd Trump
Snooker’s record breakers keep on coming
Feb 3rd
Snooker is a sport that is slow enough to encourage pondering. Every now and then we find ourselves wondering if what we’re seeing is something unique and spectacular or just a common occurrence.
Keeping track of all the records and statistics isn’t easy when it comes to a sport that has been played professionally for decades.
There [...]
Carter marches on
Jan 28th
The reigning Welsh Open champion Ali Carter faced a stern test in the form of Neil Robertson at the Newport Centre yesterday, but once again proved his worth in this rankings tournament with a performance sure to make him a strong favourite for a place in Sunday’s final.
A comfortable 5-2 victory against the Australian was [...]
Trump triumphant in Group Three of Championship League
Jan 20th
Judd Trump, the 2009 Championship League winner, moved a step closer to a return to the Premier League Snooker competition by winning Group Three of 2010’s Championship League, last night.
The 20-year-old sealed his place in the winners’ group after defeating Mark Allen, 3-2, in the Group Three play-off final; and also overcame the challenges of [...]
Championship League delight for Higgins
Jan 8th
John Higgins produced a brilliant display in last night’s Championship League Group Two playoff final to seal his place in March’s winners’ group.
The 34-year-old Scot secured his passage through to the playoffs with four wins out of six in the initial group stages, including a 3-0 hammering over Championship League debutant Ronnie O’Sullivan.
The Rocket rarely [...]
Maguire into Championship League winners group
Jan 6th
Stephen Maguire continued his Masters preparation with an impressive 3-0 victory over Mark Selby in the Group One final of the Championship League.
The Livewire was on top throughout, and won the opening frame after breaks of 33 and 59. The second was slightly less comprehensive for the Glasgow-born player, but Maguire still produced a break [...]
Trump experiences mixed Championship League start
Jan 5th
The current champion of the Championship League, Judd Trump, enjoyed two wins in Group One of the competition before a defeat by Mark Selby in the final match of the evening.
Trump, who beat Selby by three frames to two in last year’s Championship League final, beat Ryan Day 3-1 and inflicted a 3-0 whitewash over [...]
Champion Murphy makes winning start
Dec 7th
Most of the first UK Championship matches this weekend were quite predictable. The match between Stephen Maguire and Michael Holt was exciting for a while when Holt reduced 4-1 to 4-4, however, he was never really a threat to Maguire. The match finally ended 9-6.
Gerard Greene seemed to have a hard time with defending champion [...]
Not just good for being young
Dec 4th
Judd Trump, born in 1989, keeps hearing he’s the youngest player ever to accomplish certain feats. Trump was the youngest player to make a maximum break at the age of fourteen, beating Ronnie O’Sullivan’s previous record. In the 2005 Welsh Open he became the youngest player to qualify for the final stages of a ranking tournament and [...]
