Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Judd Trump claims £500k jackpot after thrilling final against Williams

Prize money for huge final

Here is what is up for grabs in Riyadh today with Mark Williams and Judd Trump battling it out for a top prize of £500,000.

A £200,000 consolation isn’t so bad, if you ask me.

• Winner: £500,000
• Runner-up: £200,000
• Semi-finals: £100,000
• Quarter-finals: £50,000
• Last 16: £30,000
• Last 32: £20,000
• Last 48: £11,000
• Last 80: £7,000
• Last 112: £4,000
• Last 144: £2,000
• 147 Break: £50,000
• Total: £2,302,000 

Trump's path to the final

Third seed Judd Trump also entered the draw in the fifth round before making his way to the final.

• Round Five - Beat Wu Yize 5-4
• Round Six - Beat Jack Lisowski 6-1
• Quarter-finals - Beat Neil Robertson 6-3
• Semi-finals - Beat Shaun Murphy 6-5

Williams' route to the final

Mark Williams entered the Saudi Arabia Masters in the fifth round as the ninth seed.

• Round Five - Beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-4
• Round Six - Beat Stuart Bingham 6-2
• Quarter-finals - Beat Jimmy Robertson 6-0
• Semi-finals - Beat Si Jiahui 6-3

Final details

Mark Williams and Judd Trump meet at the Green Halls in Riyadh today to decide the winner of the Saudi Arabia Masters.

The champion will also scoop £500,000 in prize money in the process.

Today's final will be the best of 19 frames, spread across two sessions with the first coming up at 12pm.

When to tune in

Just a reminder that the first session between Mark Williams and Judd Trump will start at 12pm BST for the early session, with the afternoon session beginning at 6pm BST.

The match will be best of 19 frames - so first to 10 wins.

'It's gone beyond a joke'

More from O'Sullivan here and he is clearly deeply unimpressed with what he has been offering at the table in the last 18 months.

"It’s hard because I’m used to feeling a certain way when I’m playing," he added.

“I’ve tried to figure out what’s going on. To be honest with you, I make so many mistakes now it’s gone beyond a joke. It is what it is.

"I’ve just got to try and enjoy it because I haven’t got long left. I’ll be lucky if I’m in the top 16 in two or three years the way I’m playing.

“You look at John Higgins. You just can’t stop it. You’d like to but it happens to everyone. Every sportsman has an up, you stay there for a while, then you have a down.

"It’s not easy, but if I still want to play the game I have to accept it otherwise I’ll keep getting frustrated with myself.

“Every now and again I’d like to play all right and maybe play for two or three years. But it’s tough. I don’t know how long I can keep going on playing the way I’ve been playing."

Williams route to the final

And here's how Mark Williams also made his way to the £500k match:

• Last 32 - Mark Williams 5-4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Last 16 - Mark Williams 6-2 Stuart Bingham
• Quarter-final - Jimmy Robertson 0-6 Mark Williams
• Semi-final - Mark Williams 6-2 Si Jiahui

Trump route to the final

Here's how the world No 1 reached the final in Riyadh:

• Last 32 - Judd Trump 5-4 Wu Yize
• Last 16 - Judd Trump 6-1 Jack Lisowski
• Quarter-final - Judd Trump 6-3 Neil Robertson
• Semi-final - Shaun Murphy 5-6 Judd Trump

Prize money

Just a quick reminder of what's up for grabs in Riyadh later today with Judd Trump and Mark Williams battling it out for a top prize of £500,000.

A £200,000 consolation isn't so bad, if you ask me.

Noppon Saengkham also could be taking home that 147 prize money all for himself unless either one of the finalists scores a maximum in the showpiece game.

Should they file a 147, they'll share the £50,000 bonus with the Thai player.

• Winner: £500,000
• Runner-up: £200,000
• Semi-finals: £100,000
• Quarter-finals: £50,000
• Last 16: £30,000
• Last 32: £20,000
• Last 48: £11,000
• Last 80: £7,000
• Last 112: £4,000
• Last 144: £2,000
• 147 Break: £50,000
• Total: £2,302,000 

'Lady luck wasn't on my side'

Beaten semi-finalist Shaun Murphy will take home £100,000 for reaching the final four in Riyadh, but he was left feeling sick after a final frame defeat, having battled back from 3-0 down.

He said: "It is a sickener. Once you get to this stage of an event, with such prize money and prestige, you think about winning.

"It never really felt like the balls were going my way all match. It felt like I was trying to push water uphill.

"Lady luck wasn't on my side for the majority, but Judd’s ability to keep potting balls is incredible.

"I think he is the best out-and-out potter we have ever seen."

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"I’ve had a good couple of seasons so the money doesn’t come into it. I’d rather win.

"The feeling I get when I lose is the worst feeling in the world, I’d pay any money not to do that.

"It means a lot to me in every tournament I play in. I think everyone knows how much it means to me, no matter what tournament it is. I want to win desperately."

Trump's verdict

Judd Trump needed all 11 frames to beat Shaun Murphy in a high quality semi-final in the early game on Saturday.

He said: "It was a tricky game. I threw away a couple of frames. Even though it was looking like it might turn around, I got over the line in the end with a bit of drama.

"That was a very tough semi-final, but hopefully it wont impact me in the final."

Still going strong

Despite closing in on age 50, Mark Williams is still very pleased with where his game is at.

The world No 6 said: "I said two seasons ago, I just want to see where my game is when I’m 50 years of age and see if I can be I the top 16, I think that would be a good enough achievement for me.

"I’m only six months away from my 50th and I think I’m almost guaranteed to be in the top 16. Let’s see where I can be now, maybe in the top 10.

"I think it is [pride], because I have been around a long time. ’92 I first turned professional. I think people forget I went down for a couple of seasons to about 47 in the rankings, looking like I could drop off.

"So what a turn around a few years later to be well in the top 10. Something I couldn’t have dreamt of."