Neil Robertson V's Judd Trump (frame 13 & 14). Snooker UK Championship Final 🏆.

No one could pick a winner, no one was going to stick their neck out and you can't blame them because how do you separate these two players the way they've played throughout this year's Betway UK Championship. Still in the 90s with their putt success rate, long putt success, 74%, still very good. And there's a packing roll on top to start this frame. A lot more fluent century breaks. The start of the first four frames were very scrappy and it's been the same tonight really. for one of these players to sort of go through the gears and put a mark on this final. Which is now the best of seven first to ten for the trophy. Six. And it's a pretty good chance there's still four reds available. Olivier Martel has had a few awkward pinks to really spot in this match. This one's not too bad but he had a couple where he had to get the pink right in the middle of them and he had to remove a ball using his ball marker. This is a little more straightforward. It's not as straightforward. Shot this. The angle he has on the red. Straight, he just dropped it in, get on the black wood. Here's a stat for you, I just wrote it down. That's the first time that Neil Robertson has used the rest. 13. Wasn't a bad shot for his first one, was it? What a result. Great chance to score heavily throughout this championship. These are the sort of opportunities that Neil Robertson has taken advantage of. 19. Devastating when he's got in amongst the balls. Chances to win frames in one visit. 27. 28. He potted that on the left side of the pocket as he looked at it. I thought for a second he'd actually missed the black, and that's why he's lost position. He played for the red closest to the black for all these great players. He'd got quite a bit to do with the cue ball there to get onto the black, and he'll shake his head. Something on the cue there, and if it was just a little mark, he would notice it. Blue would be better to go into the red from. They're not too bad if he plays on the black. He was straight there, so it's all about this shot. It's a shot, really, he'd be better off maybe missing the pink and just catching the red to the right. But he'd be unlucky not to finish on something. He plays this type of shot so well. So these awkward reds is going to win the frame of this visit. And those reds. Stephen mentioned both the wrong side of the table for a left-hander. Concentrate. If he's got away with this, he's very fortunate. Sir Trump, 37. If he snookered Neil on that red, don't do shaking his head. I bet both of these players are actually in shock about... How this final's gone today, because especially Neil, but they're both playing so well to get to the final. Okay, there's been three centuries today, but they're all standard. I suppose we expect so much, but it's not been what I expected between these two for this final today. The frame's won in bits and pieces. Sometimes if you try a bit too hard. In fact, they're both wanting to get their name on the trophy again. I also think they've got so much respect for each other as players and competitors that there's still time, though. It's only six each. There's still time for this match to catch fire. Expecting like a basketball game, Dennis. I just thought it would be great for break for break. Both players. End-to-end stuff. It's enthralling stuff, though. It makes for great viewing. Probably made more mistakes in the final than they did in their two previous matches. It all adds to the excitement. Let me get an angle Twelve. on the colour to move that difficult red. Yeah, that looks pretty good. Thirteen. That's the pull-up. Got the perfect angle now to cannon the red out. This could be the key to winning the frame. I don't think it passes the yellow. Twenty. Plenty more tension left in this frame. New Robertson 20. Pulled up and it hasn't. Pulled out one of his specials here. So good with that type of shot. Let's see, fifty-six which is way down. Start finding them in these last few frames. Could be the difference in this final. At this stage of the match if you can all of a sudden find a good long game you're going to create opportunities for yourself. than having to wait for mistakes from your opponent. The frame that's gone past the 20 minute mark. It's been terrific to watch. A few mistakes, but some wonderful tactical play. 73 on the frame. And the Australian, Neil Robertson, will be fitting. Lost that frame. Missed a black off his spot, which is very, very rare for him. It's so good finding an answer when usual. This red on the cushion is tough. Big shot to take on. Sports position on the black to the same pocket. I think you've got to take it on, but these are so tough at pace. More chance to take the red. Opportunity in the match, open a two-frame advantage. Good time to do it. As I said in the last room, good time to find an extra gear. Sixteen. Seventy. Position, and we won't be thinking about it just yet, but Neil Robertson is on the verge of creating an interesting history. The most century breaks made in the UK Championship. It's twelve held by Ronnie O'Sullivan, the gentleman just the other side of the Perspex here, Stephen Hendry, and Neil's on twelve at the moment. Twenty-four. I think the angle on the blue, if he wishes to go straight into them, just making sure there's no plants on. He went to them very gently there. Oh, he has played it. And when you can pot like that, why not? Needs to pull up, but what a wonderful shot. He's a bit unlucky there. Very unlucky. I think when Judd seen the red going in, he would have been thinking what a shot he's played there. The only thing I'm surprised about it, it took him well over a minute to decide to play the shot. This final is getting to the business end. He's given every shot as much thought as possible. I think that was always the shot with the red to middle. He's set up for that as well. Get to where the cue ball landed, but a little bit fortunate to leave Judd so awkward. The red, the left side of the table, he'd have to play that with right-hand side on the cue ball, and he can't get to it because of the green. He can only hit the left-hand side of that cue ball. Never going to reach. What has he done here? Wow. Foul, and a miss. Neil Robertson four. Probably one of the worst shots I've ever seen Judd play. It'd be very costly. He'd want to hit the reds too hard, but he could have afforded to come in a little bit of pace. Nine. Neil Robertson, nine. Wow, two of the greatest, greatest potters, and they've both missed easy blacks off the spot now. So there is quite a bit of tension. One. how much emotion Neil Robertson, in his chair. Neither player does actually, but he'll be absolutely fuming sitting there in his chair. Eight. I could say, obviously, getting to the business end of the finals, there's a lot of pressure out there, but these two players normally play better the more pressure there's on. I don't subscribe to that being the reason he missed the black. It's just carelessness. And he was on the verge there of opening up a two-frame advantage. He might still do, but that was a golden opportunity for him. Only one spot available for the pink. It's the green. Twenty-three. Ah, that was a risk he took. When you pot a red and move another red, this is much more difficult. Chathram 23. The players will be getting a little frustrated with some of the shots they've missed. That was far from easy, that green. He was unlucky to snook. It doesn't matter how well you're playing, Stephen. You can't pot balls that don't go. Yeah, he's spent a long time again. Normally those kind of shots, your first inclination is the correct one. You kind of know straight away, but sometimes you try and convince yourself. Confident as Judd, feeling he's going to take the green on, shy away from anything. What a great shot. Okay, he's got a straight red into the green pocket, the far right corner, but it's been easier than this. It's all a bit of a struggle at the moment for both players. I'm choice with a tricky cutback. Should have been straighter on this. Now I had a look at the other one. Possibility of a double. Back to his first choice. Cutting those back. Judd Trump, 10. It's like we say, into a blind pocket. And Brown a re a good target, to get the snooker behind too hard. Neil Robertson, 8. Eight. He thought the safety shot was just as difficult a shot as taking the pot on, and what a result he's had there. Whenever he missed it, he would have feared the worst. Yeah, I kind of think a shot like that, if Judd Trump was able to get it, would just give him that bit of inspiration. I feel he needs something just to spark. ...spark into life in this final. He's an inspirational player. Well, he's been handed a wonderful chance. To get position on the yellow, the brown and play some sort of cannon possibly on the yellow. The pink up and down the table. This is not an easy shot. Too much right-hand side on this, maybe nowhere. Okay, he's not perfect. It wasn't easy at all to get perfect on the yellow, but he's got a shot and the cue ball will be naturally coming down to the green. An easy snooker with a difficult pot, but I'm still surprised that he didn't play the pot. Damn, I missed. I think I got it. I'm surprised it's taking him this many attempts to escape from this, but he'll hit it this time. It's a free ball. It's a top four. Free ball. It's a free ball. It just shows the importance of that brown being not safe. Judd can take the black as his free ball. He's going to need a good shot to get up to the yellow, though. And if anyone can do it, it's this man. Watch the white. Lots of reverse side on that. He might have his finish straight. He's very unlucky. He can do it. He can. Get position on the green from this for St Kewin. In the distance the cue ball has travelled and he's on the cushion. Can't get to the brown from here. Well you say that with a bit of trepidation but it's Judd Trump. Can't get to the brown. I can't see it. 12 inches short of where it's landed. He'd have been perfect on the green to even bring the brown into play. I don't know if he can push the green past the pink and play the snooker here. Just taking the pot and then trying to get in behind the black here with the cue ball. Got to keep the brown safe also. For Trump, seven. He would normally send the brown around the angles and miss the black, but he got it onto the ball cushion and that was the problem. Oh, it's Judd's turn to have a run of the ball. He holds his hand up to apologize, but you've just got to try and escape from this snooker and hope that you can knock it safe. Very difficult to judge a cushion from this sort of situation. Not on a miss. Judd's run for The cue ball's missing the blue. He doesn't want to go for this and then move the pink. Missed the brown. Oh, what a pop. After all the tactical and safety play and the length of the frame, in fact, he's not even going to get the long rest out to play it, he said that's enough, over 50 minutes.