Resurgent Judd Trump wins English Open with victory over Neil Robertson

World number one Judd Trump took it right to the wire - but eventually won his tenth successive ranking event in a row, beating Neil Robertson 9-8 to lift the Steve Davis Trophy at the English Open.

He finished the match with a break of 114 - only his third century of the tournament.

In the afternoon, Trump had completely outplayed Robertson before the interval to lead 3-1, only to be met with a series of big breaks from his opponent to fall 4-3 behind.

And he had to work hard in the eighth and final frame of the session, seizing the advantage with a fine red down the rail to go in to the evening session level at 4-4 - only to see Robertson pull into a 7-4 lead.

From there Trump fought back brilliantly to establish an 8-7 lead, but a total clearance of 125 from Robertson took the match to a decider.

But Trump responded in kind, hitting that superb 114 to win an epic.

"It was a real tough final," Trump said on Eurosport afterwards. "Most of the final, Neil was probably the better player.

"I potted some stupid balls at important times... a few of them went in when I was in big trouble."

Eurosport expert Jimmy White thought the final was a wonderful spectacle, and a taster for what might follow in the rest of the season: "A fantastic match to watch, and Trump is the man to beat."

"I didn't really do too much wrong," added Robertson.

"Judd really earned it. I didn't give it away."

And Eurosport expert Ronnie O'Sullivan had some words of consolation for him: "If he carries on playing like that, he's obviously going to get his name on some silverware."

But the six-time world champion also had a warning, saying that he thought Trump would maintain his level now: "He's a beast. Simple as that."