Trump lost to Higgins in the final of the Shanghai Masters in
September and UKPTC4 last week, as well as the 2011 World Championship.
But the 23-year-old from Bristol finally broke the Wizard's spell with a
mesmerizing display at the end of the first ever professional
tournament in Bulgaria, part of the Betfair European Tour series.
In winning the recent International Championship in China, Trump
climbed to number one in the world rankings, and on current form looks
determined to become snooker's dominant force.
Breaks of 47 and 42 gave him the opening frame tonight and he took
the second after Higgins crucially missed the third-last red along the
top cushion when just six points behind.
Trump potted 11 reds with blacks in frame three, but when a maximum
147 beckoned, he missed the 12th red with the rest. But the left-hander
barely minded as he wrapped up victory in the next frame with a run of
63.
"I have lost to John a few times recently so I really wanted to beat
him," said Trump after capturing the 12,000 Euros top prize as well as
2,000 ranking points. "It was a great atmosphere tonight, the crowd were
brilliant and I really felt as if I could play well.
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