The last two winners of the Shanghai Masters face off in the final of this year’s edition as 2024 winner Judd Trump takes on last year’s victor Kyren Wilson.
Both men will be desperate to get their hands on this trophy once again in what should be a blockbuster final.
Kyren Wilson v Judd Trump Tips Summary
Best Bet - Judd Trump -2.5 frames @ 1/1
Alternative Bet - Over 4.5 match centuries @ 8/13
Kyren Wilson v Judd Trump Prediction
Best Bet: Judd Trump -2.5 frames @ 1/1
The snooker season is only just getting started but it has already served up a cracking final between Kyren Wilson and Judd Trump at the campaign’s curtain-raiser, the Shanghai Masters.
Trump has been in scintillating form, beating Barry Hawkins 6-4 in his opening game before whitewashing John Higgins 6-0 in the quarter-finals.
He followed that with a 10-6 win over current world champion Wu Yize in the last four and he is without doubt the form player at this event after dropping just 10 frames in his three matches.
The Ace in the Pack has made seven centuries in three games, the most of any player at the event, and he has plenty of experience of this tournament.
This is his fifth Shanghai Masters final and he will be desperate to add to his tally of one victory in 2024.
His opponent Kyren Wilson has been made to work much harder on his path through this tournament. He beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-4 in his opening clash before squeezing past Mark Williams in a final-frame shootout in the quarter-finals.
A 10-8 win over Zhao Xintong in the semi-finals was another big scalp but the effects of all of those close encounters could be felt in this final.
Wilson may struggle to replicate those levels against Trump, particularly with his opponent in such free-flowing scoring form, and over the extended format the Ace in the Pack’s heavy scoring should see him win out.
Take Trump to land his second Shanghai Masters by denying the defending champion in what should be an enthralling affair as the snooker season gets underway with a bang.
Alternative Bet: Over 4.5 match centuries @ 8/13
Judd Trump’s heavy scoring has been a feature throughout his career but he seems to be in especially fine form to start the new season, racking up seven centuries in just three matches.
Over this extended format, he can flex his scoring muscles and his opponent is no slouch on that front either.
Kyren Wilson may have only made two breaks of 100 or more in three games at this tournament but he can turn on the scoring when in the mood and should be able to contribute to the century count in this final.
The line of 4.5 match centuries looks vulnerable with two of the sport’s biggest stars in fine form battling it out in this final.
Kyren Wilson v Judd Trump H2H Record & Stats
Kyren WIlson | 17 |
Judd Trump | 20 |
Key Match Stats
- Judd Trump has won seven of his last nine games
- The Ace in the Pack has dropped just 10 frames in his three wins at this year’s tournament
- Judd Trump has made seven centuries in three games
- All three of Kyren Wilson’s wins have been decided by two frames or fewer
- Only Ronnie O’Sullivan has made the final of this competition more times than Judd Trump’s five
- Five of the last six head-to-heads have been decided by three or more frames.
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