Judd Trump beats Si Jiahui 10-5 at German Masters to protect 4th ranking title of the season; world No 2 won 3 occasions in a row in October, thriving at English Open, Wuhan Open and Northern Ireland Open; Trump now has 27 ranking titles throughout his profession
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Judd Trump won the German Masters for a 3rd time after beating Si Jiahui 10-5 in Berlin
Judd Trump scooped his 4th ranking title of the snooker season with 10-5 success over Si Jiahui at the German Masters.
The world No 2 won 3 occasions on the trot in October, thriving at the English Open, Wuhan Open and Northern Ireland Open, and got another prize in Berlin on Sunday.
Success was Trump’s 3rd at the German Masters – he went back-to-back in 2020 and 2021, although the second of those competitions was kept in Milton Keynes due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Bristolian led Si 5-2, just for the Chinese gamer to win the last frame of the afternoon session and after that take the very first of the night with a 123 break to cut his challenger’s benefit to one.
Nevertheless, Trump fired in back-to-back centuries and after that a break of 74 to open a three-frame lead as soon as again and although Si won the next, the Englishman concluded success with succeeding half-century breaks, consisting of an 81 in the last.
Trump up to 27 ranking titles as he surrounds Davis
The 34-year-old has actually now declared 27 ranking titles throughout his profession, an overall just topped by Ronnie O’Sullivan (41 ), Stephen Hendry (36 ), John Higgins (31) and Steve Davis (28 ).
Trump might match Davis’ tally later on this month at the Welsh Open – an occasion he is yet to win, with his finest outcomes runner-up surfaces in 2017 and 2022, to Stuart Bingham and Joe Perry respectively.
In addition to his 4 titles in 2024, Trump has actually reached a more 3 finals.
He lost to Barry Hawkins at the European Masters in Nuremberg last August, before being whipped 10-3 by Mark Allen at the non-ranking Champ of Champions in November.
Trump was then beaten 10-7 by O’Sullivan at the World Grand Prix in January as The Rocket supported his win at the distinguished Masters occasion a week previously.
O’Sullivan withdrew from the German Masters to prioritise his “health and health and wellbeing”.