Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Judd Trump claims £500k jackpot after thrilling final against Williams
JUDD TRUMP has beaten Mark Williams in a thrilling Saudi Arabia Masters final.
Trump led 5-3 after the opening session, but Williams found his form in the evening and set up a thrilling finish against the World No1.
The Ace hung in and edged the final frame to win 10-9 and go home with the whopping £500,000 jackpot.
- Final result: Mark Williams 9-10 Judd Trump
- Explainers: Full results and prize money
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Williams 7-6 Trump
Trump could only sit and admire as Williams patiently potted him out of the frame to win it 77-0 - and put the Welshman 7-6 up.
Williams 6-6 Trump
Williams is building a useful lead - in a frame that can put him in front in the match overall.
And he's just split the pack neatly to leave the table looking inviting as he passes a half-century break.
Williams 6-6 Trump
Wales' three-time world champ levelled at 6-6 with a 64-37 success in the 12th frame.
Williams 5-6 Trump
Trump failed to overhaul Williams.
And two brilliant pots from the Welshman leave him on the brink of levelling the match.
Williams 5-6 Trump
Trump is well behind in the 12th frame - but potting impressively as he bids to sneak it.
Williams 5-6 Trump
The Welshman roars back superbly, dominating the 11th frame with cool potting.
Williams 4-6 Trump
Williams follows up a brilliant long red with an easy miss at another red.
That let Trump off the hook as he returned to take the frame by some margin.
Williams 4-5 Trump
Sure enough, Williams takes advantage to close to within one frame.
Trump made two uncharacteristic blunders on the way.
LIVE: Williams 3-5 Trump
Trump missed a red to the centre pocket to let in Williams after a cagey start to this first frame of the evening session.
LIVE: Williams 3-5 Trump
The two superstars are at the baize again
Final set to resume soon
Mark Williams and Judd Trump are due to resume their final anytime soon.
Williams trails 5-3.
Selt cue 'completely broken' on flight to Riyadh
Matthew Selt turned to super glue after his cue was "completely broken" flying out for the Saudi Arabia Masters.
England's World No 33 went on to win £11,000 for reaching the fourth round despite what he called an "incredible turn of events".
The Chelmsford star, 39, hired a local carpenter to fix his "clearly deformed" cue
Credit: Getty Selt told "Because every piece of wood has different characteristics, it’s quite hard to get used to a new one straight away – it’s not ideal
"I’ve been playing with this one for 10 years, I know exactly what it’s going to do and all the characteristics to deal with the dimensions.
"It sounds a little bit geeky, but [using a new cue] would be like starting again."
But Selt added: "The cue played very similar to how it did before it broke, albeit with a crack all the way through it."
Judd needs five frames more
We've got a break of two hours more hours here.
Remember it's the first to 10 frames.
Englishman Judd Trump stemmed Welsh rival Mark Williams' fightback by taking the last frame of the afternoon to lead 5-3Credit: Getty Williams 3-5 Trump
Trump reinstates his two-frame lead over fellow Brit Williams as the final reaches the halfway stage.
Play will resume at 6pm BST, with SunSport bringing you frame-by-frame coverage.
Credit: Getty Williams 3-4 Trump (132-0)
It's another century for Williams and another full table clearance as he moves one frame away from levelling the match.
Williams 2-4 Trump (37-0)
The Welsh Potting Machine is putting together another solid break and has split the reds to give himself options on the table.
Williams 2-4 Trump (10-0)
Williams re-establishes his lead straight after the re-rack as he looks to reduce Trump's advantage to a single frame.
Williams 2-4 Trump (0-0)
Trump fouls for a second time but is saved by a re-rack as the scores revert back to 0-0.
Williams 2-4 Trump (6-0)
An early foul on the pink from Trump sees Williams take the lead in frame seven.
Williams 2-4 Trump (121-0)
A total clearance from Williams, who pulls off a brilliant trick shot to seal his 121 break.
Williams 1-4 Trump (69-0)
The Welsh Potting Machine gets back on track by taking the last required red for the frame and is now eyeing a century break.
Williams 1-4 Trump (42-0)
A lucky break for Williams as the pink is re-spotted on the black's spot, giving him a view of a string of reds.
Williams 1-4 Trump (16-0)
A strong start to the sixth frame from Williams as he looks to halt Trump's momentum.
Williams 1-4 Trump (30-63)
Trump makes the most of Williams' mistake to clinch the frame and make it 4-1 in this race to 10.
Williams 1-3 Trump (30-54)
Williams threatens a comeback but misses the yellow with the rest after clearing the final red.