Judd Trump avoids upset in English Open final

Trump hit back from 7-3 down in Brentwood against an opponent who had never previously gone beyond the quarter-finals of a ranking event.

Zhang spurned a golden chance to open up an 8-3 lead when he missed the blue in the 11th frame and Trump never looked back.

The 34-year-old, whose last ranking win was at the Turkish Masters in March 2022, had fought back from 5-2 down to beat John Higgins 6-5 in the semi-finals.

Zhang led 5-3 after the first session and went 7-3 ahead after breaks of 109 and 98 before missing a difficult blue when well placed to take the next frame.

Trump edged it and closed the gap to 7-5 with a 135 clearance and after moving 8-7 ahead, he sealed victory with a break of 92 in the final frame.