Last night saw the climax to one of the best World Snooker Championships for a long time. The final consisted of three time World Champion John Higgins and young superstar Judd Trump.
Trump beat his Welsh Open final opponent Niel Robertson in the first round, followed by Martin Gould and Graeme Dott before beating the plucky Ding Junhui in the semi-finals. Higgins started off his UK Championship route with a win over Stephen Lee before eventually winning his comeback tournament. Higgins did it again here before dismissing Rory McLeod in the second round. It only got harder for Higgins as he had to overcome Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quartes and world number one Mark Williams in the semis.
Trump got off to the best start in the final by taking a 2-0 lead but Higgins fought back to make it 2-3. They were locked on 4-4 after the first session but Trump again got clarity at 7-5 before Higgins again fought back for parity. Again Trump built up momentum and took a 10-7 followed by a 12-9 lead in the best of 35 frames. But Higgins again fought back like a true champion and took the lead himself at 12-14 before Trump continued to battle to 15-15. But Higgins' experience prevailed and he went onto win 18-15 for his fourth World Championship crown, a fitting tribute to his late father who sadly passed away in February this year.
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