It is the most one-sided first day of a Crucible final since Higgins led Selby 12-4 in 2007.

 

 

Well, that was quite a good start to the day!

And a pretty extraordinary end to the session as well. Can they change the rules to make this best of 101?

Another ton, another maximum attempt. Ends at 104 so is still the 100th century break of this year's record-breaking tournament.

 

Judd Trump will require just two frames this evening to become world champion - 16-9.

 

11 centuries in this final and they could be more.

And Judd Trump wins an amazing final 18-9.

Brilliant stuff from Judd Trump. He is a worthy world champion. He played exceptionally well in that final. I do wonder how a third final defeat in the final could affect John. Arguably it has been a great tournament.

And Judd Trump wins an amazing final 18-9.

 

First time I've heard you say something good about someone named Trump... :lol:

Judd Trump's maiden world title triumph could herald a new "era of dominance from one player", says seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry. Yes this is probably the first time on here as well that I have said something good about someone named Trump.

 

 

 

Judd Trump's maiden world title triumph could herald a new "era of dominance from one player", says seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry. Yes this is probably the first time on here as well that I have said something good about someone named Trump.

 

But OTOH I don't see you on the News & Politics forum... :)

But OTOH I don't see you on the News & Politics forum... :)

That's true, sometimes I do venture on there.

 

 

Rankings:

 

* Outside of the Top 64 on the first year of a two-year tour card.

# Top eight outside of the Top 64 below, are inside the top eight of those players for prize money won during the 2018/19 season.

 

 

1. Ronnie O'Sullivan £1,196,500

2. Judd Trump £1,166,500

3. Mark Williams £1,028,000

4. Neil Robertson £842,500

5. John Higgins £795,500

6. Mark Selby £752,225

7. Mark Allen £677,700

8. Kyren Wilson £561,225

9. Barry Hawkins £409,500

10. Ding Junhui £403,300

11. Jack Lisowski £398,600

12. David Gilbert £394,000

13. Stuart Bingham £390,500

14. Shaun Murphy £375,000

15. Luca Brecel £350,600

16. Stephen Maguire £346,000

 

17. Ali Carter £308,000

18. Ryan Day £295,000

19. Joe Perry £282,000

20. Gary Wilson £242,600

21. Yan Bingtao £236,000

22. Graeme Dott £228,500

23. Anthony McGill £223,000

24. Jimmy Robertson £222,725

25. Xiao Guodong £203,100

26. Lyu Haotian £190,500

27. Tom Ford £186,225

28. Mark King £178,725

29. Li Hang £176,000

30. Ricky Walden £173,600

31. Zhou Yuelong £169,500

32. Martin Gould £169,000

33. Mark Davis £163,725

34. Matthew Selt £163,100

35. Scott Donaldson £161,500

36. Robert Milkins £159,600

37. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh £157,725

38. Noppon Saengkham £156,600

39. Ben Woollaston £155,600

40. Hossein Vafaei £151,500

41. Liang Wenbo £148,500

42. Martin O'Donnell £146,100

43. Matthew Stevens £139,000

44. Michael Holt £136,000

45. Michael White £131,500

46. Michael Georgiou £130,600

47. Peter Ebdon £129,000

48. Chris Wakelin £125,950

49. Kurt Maflin £124,700

50. Stuart Carrington £120,500

51. Alan McManus £120,500

52. Sunny Akani £115,500

53. Yuan Sijun £113,000

54. Mark Joyce £111,000

55. Marco Fu £110,500

56. Ken Doherty £106,500

57. Andrew Higginson £100,600

58. Zhao Xintong £100,500

59. Daniel Wells £100,500

60. Robbie Williams £99,600

61. Liam Highfield £94,600

62. Anthony Hamilton £93,500

63. Fergal O'Brien £89,200

64. Mike Dunn £86,500

 

 

65. Dominic Dale £82,600 *

66. Jamie Jones £81,600

67. Eden Sharav £79,600 *

68. Lu Ning £77,500 #

69. Gerard Greene £73,600 *

70. Ian Burns £73,100 *

71. Rory McLeod £66,500

72. Sam Craigie £63,000 #

73. Alexander Ursenbeacher £62,700

74. Tian Pengfei £61,000 #

75. Joe O'Connor £60,000 #

76. Duane Jones £58,500 *

77. Xu Si £55,000

78. Mei Xiwen £54,000 *

79. Jimmy White £53,500

80. Zhang Yong £53,000

81. Luo Honghao £51,500 #

82. Nigel Bond £50,600 *

83. Peter Lines £47,625

84. Rod Lawler £40,600 #

85. Sam Baird £40,000 *

86. Craig Steadman £38,500 *

87. John Astley £37,000 *

88. Zhang Anda £35,000 *

89. Joe Swail £34,600

90. Robin Hull £34,500

91. Allan Taylor £32,850

92. Paul Davison £32,500

93. Jak Jones £32,000 *

94. Elliot Slessor £31,000 *

95. Ross Muir £30,600

96. Alfie Burden £29,000 *

97. Li Yuan £26,000

98. Oliver Lines £26,000 *

99. Billy Joe Castle £24,725

100. Chris Totten £24,000

101. Niu Zhaung £23,600

102. Chen Zifan £22,100

103. Soheil Vahedi £21,500

104. Jordan Brown £21,500 *

105. Lee Walker £21,000 *

106. Ashley Hugill £20,500

107. Hamza Akbar £19,000

108. Ashley Carty £18,000 *

109. James Wattana £17,500 *

110. Thor Chaun Leong £16,500 *

111. Lukas Kleckers £15,600

112. Jamie Clarke £15,500 *

113. Zhang Jiankang £13,600 *

114. Sanderson Lam £11,500

115. Sean O'Sullivan £11,000

116. Chen Feilong £10,500 *

117. Harvey Chandler £9,725 *

118. Kishan Hirani £8,600 *

119. Hammond Miah £7,725 *

120. Adam Stefanow £7,500 *

121. Rhys Clark £6,500

122. Andy Lee £6,500 *

123. Fan Zhengyi £5,500 *

124. Simon Lichtenberg £4,600 *

125. Basem Eltaahan £500

 

 

Someone who saw an eight-year-old Judd Trump play bet ten pounds that he would be World Champion before he was thirty. Yesterday, he won ten grand.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/48185391

It's finally happened for him just before 2020 for him. Well done to him.