Congratulations to Judd Trump, the 2023 Masters Champion!

Judd gained the celebrated Masters for the second time at Alexandra Palace, beating Mark Williams by 10-8 in a high-quality remaining.

The match was performed from the eighth of January to the fifteenth of January 2023, in Alexandra Palace, in London. All detailed outcomes may be discovered on snooker.org.

Judd had struggled for a lot of the match and was one ball away from going out within the first spherical, however confirmed super battling qualities all through. He was pleased with his tenacity and thrilled to win. Here’s what he needed to say after his victory (supply WST):

“That is extra particular than profitable the Masters in 2019, because it’s the primary Triple Crown occasion I’ve gained twice,”
“Everybody has been writing me off, I’ve learn numerous stuff about my finest days being behind me. So to win this by digging in and beating somebody pretty much as good as Mark is unimaginable. I’ve a very long time left, hopefully I can have the longevity of the likes of Mark, and preserve profitable these tournaments.
“There’s a giant distinction between profitable and dropping these finals when it comes to your CV. While you get there you need to recover from the road, as a result of there are solely three a season. Over a profession you would possibly solely play in 45 or 50, so to win 4 already is a giant achievement. It is a large win and it feels properly overdue.
“At 8-7 I missed a few possibilities and he simply didn’t take the possibility to go 9-7, which could have been recreation over. He performed a really attacking recreation and possibly that got here again to chew him within the final couple of frames. At 8-8, I went to the bathroom and splashed water on my face, got here again out and performed the best way I ought to be taking part in. I felt good on the finish, I wasn’t nervous. I ought to have misplaced three of my 4 video games this week, I used to be simply in a position to battle by way of. I felt as if I used to be out of the match so many occasions.”

The opposite Grove gamers concerned within the match have been Mark Selby and Neil Robertson. Neil was the defending Champion. Each went out within the first spherical.