JUDD TRUMP’S “Once in a lifetime” pot: Why the greatest shot in German Masters Snooker history wasn’t played in Germany
On Tuesday, Judd Trump defeated former UK and Masters champion Matthew Stevens 5-3 to commemorate three years after he hit the greatest stroke in German Masters history.
Trump won the German Masters in 2020 and 2021, but his most memorable moment may be when he made the greatest shot in the competition’s history when it wasn’t held in Berlin.
This week in Berlin, Judd Trump is attempting to capture a third German Masters title, but the 2019 world champion will have a difficult task if he wants to win the competition in 2021.
With his 5-3 victory over Matthew Stevens on Tuesday, the world No. 2 advanced to the round of 32 at the Tempodrom and is getting closer to collecting a £150,000 bonus as the World Snooker Tour’s European Series winner.
His wins at the English and Northern Ireland Open have positioned him to take home the substantial cash prize.
In an attempt to make it to the round of 16, he takes face Matthew Selt on Wednesday night live on Discovery+ and Eurosport. Selt is the opponent he defeated 10-4 in the 2022 Turkish Masters final.
In an attempt to make it to the round of 16, he takes face Matthew Selt on Wednesday night live on Discovery+ and Eurosport. Selt is the opponent he defeated 10-4 in the 2022 Turkish Masters final.
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With breaks of 114 and 66 in the next two frames and Stevens failing to score a point, Trump declared, “I’ve got the incentive of trying to do well, and put the series to bed in this tournament.”
“I’m still in, and maybe I can get better in the next match.”It would be quite unfortunate for me to lose from this position because I’ve probably already scored more points than anyone has ever won it with.
“A few years ago, I was able to surpass Neil Robertson in the previous event. I don’t want to experience that. I hope I can maintain my level of consistency from the series here.
On the third anniversary of the day he made what is perhaps the greatest shot in tournament history, Trump defeated Stevens.
Three years later, on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at the German Masters, he accomplished a pot on the green from a distance that continues to confound green baize enthusiasts worldwide.
Trump, who was defeated 5-1 by Barry Hawkins in the semifinals, hammered the object ball into its pocket with excessive topspin and observed as the white ball, appearing to be under a sorcerer’s spell, magically stopped via the baulk cushion and landed neatly on the brown.
Before adding two more hundreds and winning the last five frames in an incredible comeback, Trump scored 131 runs.
The competition was moved from its home in Berlin to Milton Keynes due to the pandemic, but at least the Eurosport cameras were there to record a special moment that became shot of the season, capturing a piece of snooker history unlike anything else. and an all-season pot
“To be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever played a better shot,” declared Trump, who went on to defeat close buddy Jack Lisowski 9-2 in the final to win back-to-back German Masters titles.
“That shot really is once in a lifetime, to stop the white like I did, but the shots against Ding [Junhui in the quarterfinals a day earlier] and John Higgins [2019 Northern Ireland Open semi-final] were amazing.”
Barry has broken down when I punched him; you are kind of hoping it will happen, but you don’t really believe it.
When I sit down, even shots like that give me faith. I could have missed it if I had simply rolled the green.
The belief that gives you, I truly believed I could win the game at 5-2 down from that one shot.
The belief that gives you, I truly believed I could win the game at 5-2 down from that one shot.
