World primary Judd Trump gained a dramatic last body on the black to beat Mark Williams and raise the inaugural Saudi Arabia Masters title.
The 35-year-old Englishman cleared up with a break of 72 to clinch the ultimate 10-9 after Williams missed a pink when 62 forward.
Trump, who was checking flights house at 4-0 right down to Wu Yize in his first match of the event, claimed £500,000 for profitable the primary rating occasion to be held in Saudi.
“I am in shock. Mark was the significantly better participant, I simply discovered one thing on the finish,” mentioned Trump.
“I ended respiration for the final 5 minutes of the body however I managed to recover from the road.”
His twenty ninth rating title places him one away from Steve Davis at fourth within the all-time record for titles, behind Ronnie O’Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and John Higgins.
Trump continued his sturdy begin to the season – profitable 14 of his earlier 15 matches – as he opened up a 5-3 lead on the interval.
However Welshman Williams fought again and a 138 break, his fourth century of the match, put him 9-8 forward earlier than Trump levelled and went on to take the decider.
“It simply exhibits what a champion he’s, what a break he has made within the final body,” mentioned Williams, 49.
“For half 1,000,000 quid, 62 behind, two reds secure – what are you able to say? Congratulations to him.”
Saturday’s last was essentially the most profitable match in snooker exterior of the World Championship.
“Down the road if it retains on enhancing, that is going to be one of many actual particular tournaments,” mentioned Trump.
Critics declare Saudi Arabia’s funding in sports activities is designed to achieve legitimacy and deflect consideration from controversy over its human rights file, a apply referred to as sportswashing.
