England’s Judd Trump beats Neil Robertson in final of 2011 Premier League Snooker 7 at Riverside
England’s Judd Trump put up an excellent performance at the Riverside in Exeter, against former World Snooker Champion, Australia’s Neil Robertson and defeated him easily by a score of 3-1 in the final of 2011 PartyCasino.com Premier League Snooker. Trump
made it to the final match up after ousting Ali Carter 3-1 in the semi-final encounter.
While speaking to local media at the end of the premier league event, Trump said, “I'm very pleased to have won again. It's such a high standard in the Premier League and all games are tough. It's always good when you have the luck and you need luck to beat
top players but I still had to win the frame. I'm in a good position now and I can relax and just watch the others battle it out.”
The youngster has now moved to the top podium of Premier League Snooker table after earning maximum points in Exeter. The tremendous left-handed potter picked up six more points after beating two experienced players like Ali Carter and Neil Robertson in
his two matches on his second appearance at the premier league.
Just before playing in the premier league, the Bristolian said, “It is always good to be playing in the Premier League with all of the big players and tournament winners, but they are always tough games in front of a good turn-out. There are no easy games
in the Premier League. They are all top guys you are playing against, and every one of them there thinks they can win it.”
Trump slipped 0-1 down after Carter snatched the first scrappy frame victory in one visit by 0-78, pocketing a 78-point knock. However, the Englishman held his nerves and fired some excellent clearances of 111 and 76 in the next three frames to nudge carter
3-1 down, to make it against Robertson in the final.
In the final battle against Robertson, Trump was trailing the Aussie in the opening frame by 24-54, but Robertson missed a long red and Trump cleared the table in no time to win the frame by a single point at 55-54. Robertson pulled level at 1-1, winning
the second frame by 38-76 which dragged the match into a thrilling situation.
However, Trump stormed back into the game in the third frame and took it by the score line of 74-0. The Ace gave no chance to his opponent in the fourth frame and hit an impressive break of 76 points, as he clinched it easily by 79-0 to grab the Premier
League Snooker 7 victory at 3-1.
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