Trump fulfils promise

Trump, 21, defeated Mark Selby 10-8 in a thrilling final to clinch the China Open at the Beijing Students University Stadium.

"My career starts now," Trump said afterwards. "The last four or five years have been a steep learning curve and just prepared me for this moment.

"It's an unbelievable feeling and it's come out of nowhere as I've never shown any form this season.

"Every time I got to a venue I was preparing myself to come home early, that's the lack of confidence I had.

"Against Marco Fu in the first round, I doubted myself so much just wondering if I was any good and if I would win. But as I got through every match I felt better and better, so hopefully I can go on to win a lot more tournaments.

"When I first turned professional, I thought I could do it (win a ranking event) within three or four years.

"But in the first couple of matches in the first year on tour were just so tough. A few people will now take notice and realise I'm a good player and can do it.

"Throughout the whole night Mark looked like he was never going to miss so every time I tried to take my chance and luckily I did that.

"It's nice to be called a boy wonder by the press here, but there are a lot of players that have done a lot more before my age including Ding Junhui, Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins, who all won titles in their teens.

"I've still got a long way to go, but hopefully I can win more tournaments and be compared to them one day."