World Open 2024: Judd Trump continues fine form and eases into final with comfortable win over Jackson Page
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Updated 23/03/2024 at 10:44 GMT
Judd Trump is through to the final of the World Open after beating Jackson Page 6-2 in Yushan, China. The Englishman is the defending champion, having won this event the last time it was played in 2019, and is into his eighth final of a remarkable 2023/24 season. He will take on either Ding Junhui or Neil Robertson on Sunday. Stream all the action live on Eurosport and discovery+
Page executes fine plant in World Open semi-final loss to Trump
Judd Trump booked his spot in the final of the World Open with a comfortable 6-2 victory over Jackson Page.
The Englishman continued his remarkable run of results to reach his eighth final of the season and will face either Neil Robertson or Ding Junhui on Sunday as he aims to capture a fifth ranking-event title.
The result brought a brilliant tournament to an end for Wales’ Page, who failed to produce the kind of snooker that saw him reach the last-four stage.
Trump won this event the last time it was held in 2019 and took the early lead with a break of 122 in the opening frame.
The pair split the first four frames, with Page responding each time Trump edged ahead to go in at the break level at 2-2.
But Trump showcased his all-round game to get over the line.
A devastating potter and break-builder when firing on all cylinders, he has also added a grittiness to his arsenal in recent years.
It’s that quality which saw him take scrappy fifth and sixth frames, making Page pay for his profligacy.
Page got in first in the seventh frame but again couldn’t make a sizable contribution as Trump moved within one of victory courtesy of a break of 67.
The eighth followed a similar pattern, with both enjoying chances. Trump allowed Page a reprieve when he had the frame at his mercy but the Welshman missed a tricky brown which ended his hopes of a comeback.
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