Frame by frame updates from the Spreadex World Grand Prix final between Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan. It's first to ten for the silverware.
Frame nine
Big moments at the start of the concluding session. O'Sullivan misses a red to corner leading 19-0 and Trump responds with 66 before losing position with three reds left and missing a tough long pot to a baulk corner. A long red sets up a chance to clear for O'Sullivan, but he can't get on the awkward green. After a safety battle, O'Sullivan pots the green but then a difficult brown to centre hits the far jaw, and his opponent takes advantage to extend his lead.
O'Sullivan 3-6 Trump
Frame ten
We're so used to seeing O'Sullivan reel off frames in a single visit, but so far today he has not been as clinical. He makes 58 before failing to pot a red to a centre pocket. This time he is not punished as Trump's chance to clear ends prematurely with a missed red to a top corner on 12. O'Sullivan adds 56 to close the gap to two again. After ten frames, the highest break is just 74 - no one would have predicted that this morning.
O'Sullivan 4-6 Trump
Frame 11
The highest break is still 74, but this time O'Sullivan does clinch the frame in a single visit. Trump's attempted long red is well off target, and the red comes back up to baulk, gifting O'Sullivan an opening. He makes 74 and he has now won five of the last seven frames. Is this the change of gear that his fans have been hoping to see?
O'Sullivan 5-6 Trump
Frame 12
O'Sullivan leads 30-0 when he splits the pack off the black but a red drops in. Trump builds a 57-30 lead then plays safe on the last red, but it's a loose one and he leaves his opponent the chance of a mid-range pot. O'Sullivan slots in the red and clears the table to square the match. Big momentum shift in the last 45 minutes and O'Sullivan has a spring in his step as he walks out of the arena for the interval.
O'Sullivan 6-6 Trump
Frame 13
Just as he did in the Masters final against Ali Carter a week ago, O'Sullivan has grown into the contest after a slow start, and now leads for the first time. He runs out of position on 52, but gets back in with a delightful long red and adds 35. That's four in a row for the veteran.
O'Sullivan 7-6 Trump
Frame 14
Drama! O'Sullivan leads 51-0 when he misses a red to corner, and Trump is on the verge of an excellent clearance when he misses the final black. It was tricky as the black was on the top cushion and he was unlucky to finish nearly straight on the pink, before forcing it in to get close to the black. But he under-cut the pot and left it hanging over the corner for O'Sullivan to double his lead. Can Trump recover from that set-back?
O'Sullivan 8-6 Trump
Frame 15
Snooker can be cruel sometimes, Trump must now be feeling. He misses pink to centre on 43, and the frame eventually comes down to the last red. O'Sullivan plays a good safety but Trump pulls off a tremendous pot on the red and looks set to clear, but a cut-back brown to a baulk corner rattles in the pocket and stays on the baize. O'Sullivan dishes up and he's three ahead with four to play.
O'Sullivan 9-6 Trump
Frame 16
Having lost six frames in a row, Trump pulls one back with a break of 73. He's not done yet...
O'Sullivan 9-7 Trump
Frame 17
A huge fluke on a red sets up O'Sullivan for a break of 52, though he misses a red to corner just a few pots from the winning line. Trump responds with 40 but runs out of position on the yellow and leaves it over a baulk corner. O'Sullivan wraps up and he is the 2024 Spreadex World Grand Prix champion!
O'Sullivan 10-7 Trump
First Session
Afternoon frames
Frame one
We're all expecting a blockbuster final today, and what a start! Trump knocks in a long red and goes on to make 74 before missing a tricky red with the rest. There's still 67 on the table, but O'Sullivan elects to stay in his chair.
O'Sullivan 0-1 Trump
Frame two
Worrying early signs for O'Sullivan? Trump leads 62-0 when he misses the frame-ball black to a top corner, then O'Sullivan has a chance to clear but pots just one red before a routine black to middle hits the far jaw. Trump adds 40 and he's two frames up.
O'Sullivan 0-2 Trump
Frame three
Trump has two scoring chances and can only amass 40 points, then O'Sullivan counters before running out of position on the penultimate red, leading 52-40. A safety error from O'Sullivan sends the cue ball in-off, and Trump mops up to extend his advantage. A long way to go, but O'Sullivan needs a foothold soon.
O'Sullivan 0-3 Trump
Frame four
Last night, ITV commentator Phil Yates described O'Sullivan's performance as the best in a single session he had ever seen, after the Rocket crushed Ding Junhui 6-1. That's high praise from Yates, who has followed O'Sullivan's career for over 30 years. But so far today, O'Sullivan's touch has deserted him. Early in frame four he fails to escape from a snooker four times, eventually leaving a free ball, and Trump makes 69 to complete a clean sweep in the first mini session.
O'Sullivan 0-4 Trump
Frame five
O'Sullivan has first chance and makes 34 before an unwanted flick off a red sends the cue ball in-off. Trump's opportunity to respond ends when he misses a difficult thin cut on a red to corner, and O'Sullivan adds 27 which proves enough to get him on the scoreboard.
O'Sullivan 1-4 Trump
Frame six
More like it from O'Sullivan - at least in terms of the scoreline. He makes 54 before missing a red to a top corner, and Trump has two chances to punish him, but misses a red then a pink. O'Sullivan adds 60 to close to within two frames. Two more to go in this session.
O'Sullivan 2-4 Trump
Frame seven
Given how good these two have been this season, this final is yet to catch fire in terms of the standard. O'Sullivan again misses red to corner on 28, then Trump's reply of 40 ends when he loses position. Trump is handed another chance by a weak safety from his opponent, and this time he capitalises with 61 to guarantee a lead going into tonight's conclusion. The last frame of the session is massive...
O'Sullivan 2-5 Trump
Frame eight
...and O'Sullivan takes it with a brilliant steal! Again he lets slip an early chance, under-cutting a black on 33, before Trump runs out of position on the same score. A clever doubled red gets O'Sullivan back in, followed by a superb slow-rolled black to keep position. He clears with 63, his highest break of the match so far, and that might be the spark he needs. Trump is still ahead but may feel he should have a bigger cushion. They return at 7pm for the conclusion.
O'Sullivan 3-5 Trump
