Judd Trump may have beaten Jack Lisowski in Sunday’s World Grand Prix final, but he compared the runner-up’s performance to that of snooker legends Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins.
Trump beat his good pal 10-7 in Milton Keynes in a superb contest, which saw the world number one open up a substantial lead, but the underdog fight back with an incredible display of quality in the second session.
Liswoski found himself 7-2 and seemingly in a hopeless position, but then reeled off breaks of 99, 112, 87 and 95 to win the next four frames on the spin.
The Juddernaut stopped the rot with an excellent break of 57 in the next and eventually got over the line, but Jackpot had made a seemingly one-sided game an almighty scrap thanks to his relentless break-building, which saw Trump score just nine points in four frames.
Judd believes only O’Sullivan and Higgins has played like that against him in the past and expects big things from his pal after proving his quality on the big stage.
‘If he carries on playing to that kind of standard, I’ve no doubt he’ll be in the top four, top five at no time,’ Trump told WST.
He added to ITV: ‘In the end it was an amazing game, I can’t actually remember missing a ball tonight.
‘It’s probably up there…I’ve played Ronnie at his best, John Higgins a couple of times has played like that.
‘Over nine frames, the standard, I’ve only ever played against Ronnie and John, that’s how good he was tonight.
‘He was taking everything on, it was all going in. It’s very intimidating when that happens.
‘I had to be at my absolute best, clearing up from nowhere. I don’t think I got in the balls in all the frames.’
Lisowski is still searching for his first ranking title and has now lost in four finals, but Trump feels it is only a matter of time before that dry spell ends for his pal.
‘I’m glad he showcased how he can play on the biggest stage. I’ve seen it my whole life, I’ve practiced against him,’ said the Ace.
‘When he gets on a run, there’s only, I think, Ronnie that makes the game look so easy.’
It was good to see Lisowski not being too disappointed despite the loss and quickly looked for the positives from his performance, which was excellent.
‘Even though I’ve lost. I’ve pushed the best player in the world, maybe in the best form ever. I’ve made him work for his win tonight and my game is going in the right direction,’ said Jackpot. ‘I’ve definitely had an amazing week.
‘Congratulations to Judd, I played my best against you and you still stood up. Well done.’
Both men will be in action at the Masters in January, with Trump playing David Gilbert and Lisowski facing Kyren Wilson.
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