Kyren Wilson wins the BetVictor Northern Ireland Open, crushing Judd Trump 9-3 to lift the Alex Higgins trophy and £100,000 at Waterfront Hall in Belfast; “It’s good for the future of snooker, says ‘The Warrior’ Wilson
“What Judd’s been achieving just lately is inspiring, to be as dominant as he has been with the sort of standard on tour nowadays is absolutely phenomenal and I don’t know where he gets the stamina from.
“He makes me raise my game and we can’t keep relying on the class of ’92 (Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins and Mark Williams) all the time, so I’m glad I’m up there with him and can beat him. It’s good for the future of snooker.
Breaks of 58, 81, 77, 77 and 88 helped Wilson into a dream 6-0 lead.
The seventh frame came down to a safety battle on the brown, which was won by Wilson, who cleared to the black to establish a 7-0 advantage.
Trump summoned a defiant run of 83 to give himself a glimmer of hope.
Trump hits a 143 century in the eleventh frame to keep his hopes alive, but Wilson sealed victory in style with a break of 119.
Wilson revealed that his mother Sonya, who was in Belfast to see his victory, had recently recovered from breast cancer, adding: “We found out round about the World Championship so to win that for her was amazing and then for her to spend a week here is brilliant.
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