Welsh Open 2021 - Judd Trump on the shot that inspired a comeback and 'won me a tournament'

ByThe Editorial Team

Updated 15/02/2021 at 18:59 GMT

Judd Trump played a magnificent shot on a green during his semi-final clash against Barry Hawkins. the world No.1 was trailing 5-2 when he played the long pot, and admits that he knew once he potted that shot that he would go on to win the tournament. Trump beat Jack Lisowski in the final.

Judd Trump has spoken about his incredible shot on the green at the German Masters, saying it inspired him to win the tournament.

Trailing 5-1 to Barry Hawkins in the semi-finals Trump sunk a masterful long pot on the green, with the white perfectly positioned for the following brown. Trump went on to win the next four frames and steal the match with a 6-5 win, before beating Jack Lisowski in the final.

And speaking to Eurosport after 4-2 win over Zhao Jianbo in the Welsh Open first round, Trump admitted that once he played that shot on the green he felt he would go on to win the tournament.

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"It's a tough shot," he said. "I went to practise it after and I had two attempts and I gave up.

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"It was an instinctive shot. To be honest I think it won me the tournament and that shot just inspired me. I sat down and literally thought 'I'm going to win it at 5-2 down'. I was so excited.

"Those kinds of things give you a bit of momentum, you sit down in your chair and you feel so good about yourself."

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