With his nail-biting victory against Judd Trump to win the World Grand Prix, Mark Allen continued his red-hot form in the 2023 season, we examine the final results, score, events, champion, & winner prize money of the Master Snooker 2023
After fending off a remarkable Judd Trump comeback to win the Duelbits World Grand Prix final 10-9 in Cheltenham, Mark Allen won his seventh ranking title overall. Allen will inevitably move up to a career-high third place in the global rankings after this victory.
World Grand Prix Snooker 2023 final winner, prize money pool breakdown, Judd Trump vs Mark Allen result today, awards winners list, score
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Mark Allen wins the @Duelbits World Grand Prix, beating Judd Trump in a decider!
What an effort from Trump to force a final frame from 7-2 down, but it's the Pistol who claims ranking title #3 for the season ๐ #DuelbitsSeries pic.twitter.com/lP3kcdVp5Y
— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) January 22, 2023
2023 World Grand Prix Snooker Judd Trump vs Mark Allen final match events, score, & summary
Both players found it difficult to settle into this afternoon’s play following a cagey opening. The first four frames were eventually split, and they entered the mid-session break tied at 2-2. When the game started up again, Allen quickly gained control of the situation and completed a clean sweep of the four sets to finish ahead at 6-2 thanks to breaks of 88, 63, & 77.
Trump had the opening chance in the 12th but just missed a long red. Allen responded to that in the most severe way conceivable, launching a magnificent 141 to beat Trump’s biggest break total and take an 8-4 lead into the mid-session break. Trump quickly re-entered the match after it resumed, producing breaks of 51 and 87 his route to winning the following three sets and closing the gap to 8-7.
In the 16th frame, Trump emerged victorious and restored parity at 8-8 but, Allen responded immediately to win the 17th frame for making it 9-8 in his favor. However, Trump stood his ground to win the 18th frame and force a decider thanks to break of 76. Ultimately, Allen won the decisive frame to clinch the World Grand Prix title alongside ยฃ100,000 prize money.
2023 World Grand Prix Snooker: first-round results
- Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4-2 England David Gilbert
- England Joe O’Connor 4-2 China Lyu Haotian
- China Zhou Yuelong 4-3 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- England Jack Lisowski 4-3 England Robert Milkins
- England Mark Selby 1-4 Thailand Noppon Saengkham
- England Barry Hawkins 0-4 England Ronnie O’Sullivan
- Wales Mark Williams 4-1 Wales Jamie Jones
- China Ding Junhui 4-0 England Stuart Bingham
- England Kyren Wilson 4-2 England Robbie Williams
- England Shaun Murphy 4-0 England Ali Carter
- England Tom Ford 2-4 England Sam Craigie
- England Gary Wilson 1-4 Scotland Anthony McGill
- Belgium Luca Brecel 4-1 England Joe Perry
- England Judd Trump 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei
- Australia Neil Robertson 1-4 China Xiao Guodong
- Wales Ryan Day 4-1 England Ricky Walden
World Grand Prix Snooker 2023: second-round results
- Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4-3 England Joe O’Connor
- China Zhou Yuelong 2-4 England Jack Lisowski
- Thailand Noppon Saengkham 4-2 England Ronnie O’Sullivan
- Wales Mark Williams 4-0 China Ding Junhui
- England Kyren Wilson 2-4 England Shaun Murphy
- England Sam Craigie 0-4 Scotland Anthony McGill
- Belgium Luca Brecel 0-4 England Judd Trump
- China Xiao Guodong 4-1 Wales Ryan Day
World Grand Prix Snooker 2023: quarter-final results
- Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5-4ย England Jack Lisowski
- Thailand Noppon Saengkham 5-3 Wales Mark Williams
- England Shaun Murphy 5-4 Scotland Anthony McGill
- England Judd Trump 5-3 China Xiao Guodong
2023 World Grand Prix Snooker: semi-final results
- Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6-1 Thailand Noppon Saengkham
- England Shaun Murphy 2-6 England Judd Trump
World Grand Prix Snooker 2023: final result
- Northern Ireland Mark Allen 9-10 England Judd Trump
2023 World Grand Prix: prize money distribution
Mark Allen won the 2023 World Grand Prix Snooker by a score of 10-9 over Judd Trump, and as a result, he received ยฃ100,000 in prize money as opposed to Trump’s ยฃ40,000. With prize money of ยฃ20,000 each, Saengkham and Murphy already exited the competition at the semi-final stage.
- Winner: ยฃ100,000
- Runner-up: ยฃ40,000
- Semi-final: ยฃ20,000
- Quarter-final: ยฃ12,500
- Last 16: ยฃ7,500
- Last 32: ยฃ5,000
- Highest break: ยฃ10,000
- Total: ยฃ380,000
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