Judd Trump lining up his shot. (Image: Eurosport.)
described long red against Ding Junhui as the “shot of the season” as he gushed over the world No. 1’s attempt.
Trump had been 3-1 down to the Chinese potter at the but pulled back to 4-3, only to be left with a very tricky red from baulk to bottom-left with a semi-split pack on the cards to attack.
He needed to get around the brown and stun to ensure that he could play for the black on the very next shot, which he executed with surgical precision and brought the house down as Alexandra Palace erupted.
And high praise followed from none other than O’Sullivan, who told : “I think the performance from Judd Trump against Ding Junhui from 3-1 down, some of the pots that he did were phenomenal, really. He just got stronger and stronger. He overpowered Ding, who’s not playing bad and has won a tournament this season.
“But look at this red. I mean, this was phenomenal. To be hitting down on it, stun, run through, that’s an unbelievable shot. That’s shot of the season. Judd’s the type of player, when he’s confident, he feels like he can make any shot. So I just thought that was a ‘wow’ performance.”
O’Sullivan was also impressed by a plant in the same match by Trump, in addition to a delicate cannon, with the superstar coming from behind to win 6-3.
He was stopped in the semi-finals of the Masters by , however, who .
Ronnie O’Sullivan had high praise for Judd Trump. (Image: Eurosport.)
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Jimmy White, on the panel with O’Sullivan, picked jaw-dropping brown in his Masters first-round win over Chris Wakelin as his favourite moment of the competition.
Only “four or five” professionals could have made that shot according to White, as Brecel potted the brown which was situated on the baulk cushion, somehow rolling the cue back up to find position on the blue – which was frame ball.
“He’s such a great shot-maker,” White explained. “He’s so exciting to watch, got so much talent, and when he plays shots like that, that’s what brings the crowds in because that shot was played at ease.
“There’s probably only four or five players on the circuit who could play a shot like that. Brilliant to watch.”
Alan McManus took a different approach, as he gushed over Masters runner-up’s positional play against Trump.
Two different efforts, nestling behind the green in the top-right corner, and coming off five cushions to land on the yellow after potting the black.
Trump has bounced back from his defeat to reigning world champion Wilson at Ally Pally with four victories in a row at the Championship League.
He beat Stuart Bingham, Tom Ford, and Jak Jones in Leicester to top Group 5, before taking on on Tuesday.