He snooker This week he experienced his eighth tournament of the season, a Northern Ireland Open which has continued the Home Nations Series in Belfast, now at its halfway point. In a final that aimed to be high-flying, Kyren Wilson has dominated a blurred Judd Trump to beat him 9-3 that extends his great state of form.
It promised to be a great duel between Wilson, current world champion, and Trump, current world number 1. However, an overwhelming start from Kyren It has greatly diminished the morale of a completely outmatched Judd from a 4-0 lead in the first half of the first session. Wilson left the match well on track with a 7-1 lead in the first half of the final and closed the night session without any problems with a 9-3 lead that did not even require a rest.
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The blow to the final was the one that came as soon as it began. Kyren Wilson took the first frame and Judd Trump had the tie in his hand. However, a missed ball into the right center pocket to confirm the 1-1 lead gave rise to a tactical battle in which Kyren managed to recover a snooker to steal the frame and go 2-0 up. It was a hard blow for Trump, who accused him morally and gave up the next two tables for a 4-0 down at halftime.
With his game unleashed and with his rival at a critical moment, Wilson was aware that he could leave the final on track in the first session and he did not hesitate to do so. He took three frames after the break to place a very bulky 7-0. Trump could barely avoid a total KO with the last table won before the break, with a first session in which Kyren Wilson’s five half-hundreds collided with Trump’s just two.
He needed just two tables at the restart for Kyren Wilson to win the tournament and a total Trump coup to have any chance of believing. At the beginning of the night session, Judd managed to take the first table, but it was Wilson who took a close second to stay one step away from certifying the title. Trump postponed it for a few minutes with a 143 on the eleventh table, but A 119 from Wilson in the next closed the final with a 9-3 before the break.
This way, The world champion maintains his magnificent sensations at this start of the season. He has conquered his second title of the seasonafter a Xi’an Grand Prix in which he also defeated Judd Trump in the final, although in a tighter manner (10-8). Kyren Wilson already accumulates eight ranking titles in his career, the last three in the last few months.
Wilson has completed a tournament in which he had won in previous rounds against David Grace (4-3), Anthony McGill (4-3), Stan Moody (4-1), Mark Williams (5-1) and Pang Junxu (5-4). Trump, who was defending his 2023 crown, has not been able to achieve a thirtieth ranking title and a third crown of the season in what has been his fourth final in eight tournaments, after a path in which he had beaten Ishpreet Singh Chadha (4- 0), Matthew Selt (4-2), Barry Hawkins (4-1), Shaun Murphy (5-1) and Elliot Slessor (6-0).
In a tournament with absence of Ronnie O’SullivanNeil Robertson lost in the quarterfinals to Pang Junxu 5-4. John Higgins fell in the second round (4-2 against Barry Hawkins), as did Mark Allen (4-3 against Oliver Lines) and Luca Brecel (4-1 also against Pang Junxu). Mark Selby did it in the first (4-3 against Louis Heathcote).
The circuit now takes a week to prepare its suitcases for its return to China. Next Sunday the International Championship to launch a dizzying month of November: it will be followed by the Champion of Champions and the UK Championship, the second ‘major’ and first ‘Triple Crown’ tournament of the season.
The champions of the 2024-2025 season on the world snooker circuit
1. Championship League (ranking): campeón Ali Carter
2. Shanghai Masters (non-ranking): champion Judd Trump
3. Xi’an Grand Prix (ranking): champion Kyren Wilson
4. Saudi Arabia Masters (ranking): champion Judd Trump
5. English Open (ranking): champion Neil Robertson
6. British Open (ranking) campeón Mark Selby
7. Wuhan Open (ranking): champion Xiao Guodong
8. Northern Ireland Open (ranking): champion Kyren Wilson
