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Judd Trump ends title drought with fourth German Masters triumph

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Trump reigned at the German Masters for the fourth time

Judd Trump cruised to his record-extending fourth German Masters title on Sunday after a commanding 10-4 win over Shaun Murphy in Berlin.

The most successful player in the tournament’s history, the Ace was the last man standing once again at the Tempodrom, adding to his triumphs in 2020, 2021 and 2024.

Trump also ended his 14-month silverware drought stretching back to his UK Championship triumph in December 2024, as well as landing the top prize of ยฃ100,000.

The world number one took his tally of career ranking titles to 31, behind only Ronnie O’Sullivan (41), Stephen Hendry (36) and John Higgins (33) on the all-time list.

“It’s been a long wait,” he said. “I’ve kept positive. I’ve been quite consistent recently and felt like the form was coming.

“I played well all tournament. I’ve been very consistent; I’ve not missed too many easy balls, or made too many silly errors.

“This is one of my favourite venues in the world to play at, so I couldn’t have picked a better place to win. It’s a privilege to come back here every single year.”

Trump was appearing in his fourth final of the season, having been runner-up at the Northern Ireland Open, Champion of Champions and UK Championship.

He made a swift start to his fifth German Masters showpiece with breaks of 101 and 71 for a 2-0 lead.

That matched the number of frames Murphy had dropped across his three previous matches, in which he had whitewashed Mark Allen 5-0, before also sweeping reigning champion Kyren Wilson (5-1) and Neil Robertson (6-1) aside.

The Magician responded by controlling the next two frames, with runs of 103 and 58 levelling the final at the mid-session interval.

However, contributions of 62 and 64 helped Trump take the following three, and guarantee a lead heading into the evening, though Murphy did conclude the afternoon session with a 117 for his 10th century of the week.

The Magician looked like he could reduce the deficit to 5-4 after opening frame nine with a break of 60, only for Trump to counter with runs of 33 and 31 to steal it on the black.

Murphy then saw a 42-21 lead disappear in frame 10, which the Ace also pinched on the black with a 35 clearance from the final red, before going 8-3 to the good with a run of 68.

Runner-up to Mark Selby in 2015, Murphy’s dream of going one better and lifting the trophy named after his late former manager Brandon Parker was quickly becoming a nightmare.

The world number seven had a chance to reduce his arrears at the end of a dramatic 12th frame, but went in-off on the pink while attempting to develop the black from the top rail.

Trump saw his first match point go begging when he broke down on 61 in frame 13, with Murphy producing a cool 55 clearance to pinch it on the black and keep his faint hopes alive.

However, it proved a false dawn for the Magician, as the world number one controlled the following frame to get over the line, and back into the winners’ enclosure.

“There are a lot of positives to take from the week,” Murphy added. “It’s a good time to be playing well.

“It’s been an incredible week in Berlin for me; I’ve enjoyed every minute of it, apart from today. I’ve played some really good snooker.

“[The crowd] have cheered for me from the first shot in the first match. I’ll come back next year and try again.”