Judd Trump roared to glory in the inaugural Turkish Masters final, trouncing Matthew Selt 10-4 and capping his stunning performance with a brilliant 147 maximum break.
Having been forced to work hard for his 5-3 lead at the end of the first session, Trump pulled away in the evening as he returned to something close to his very best form.
Trump laid down his marker for the night when extending his advantage to 6-3 thanks to a run of 88, and soon after he sent the Antalya crowd wild as he put together a fabulous maximum break – only the tenth ever to be made in a major final.
1⃣4⃣7⃣🏆 Judd Trump's SIXTH career maximum break is the 10th ever made in a final.
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👏 He went on to beat Matthew Selt 10-4 in the inaugural Turkish Masters final and claim his 23rd ranking title.
What a time to come into form!pic.twitter.com/K6V1aq7U2N
The barrage continued as the 2019 world champion added a further break of 73 in the eleventh frame, another in which Selt failed to register a point, and the match was all but won at this stage.
To his credit, Selt delayed the inevitable by edging the following frame, but Trump refused to lose his focus and was soon lifting the trophy aloft, a typically brazen run of 82 putting him on the cusp of victory before he sealed the deal with his third century (114) of the day.
Victory was quick compensation for Trump who was beaten in the final of the Welsh Open a week ago, with the £100,000 first prize lifting him to fourth place on the 1 Year Ranking List and securing his place at the upcoming Tour Championship.
Trump said afterwards: "It was the first time I've really enjoyed my snooker this season.
"I managed to find a bit of form in my semi-final last night. To come out of the first session today 5-3 up was a big relief as it gave me a bit of a cushion.
"Tonight I was back to the game I have had in the last two or three seasons so it was nice to get that feeling back. The clearance to go 6-3 up settled me down and after that I felt relaxed.
"My goal for the rest of the season is just to play like I did tonight.
"It has always been a dream of mine to travel the world and play snooker in different countries. Putting on a good show tonight and making a maximum in the final will hopefully inspire Turkish players to pick up a cue and a few kids to start playing."
