That was probably some of the best snooker I’ve ever played, over the week as a whole.’ Barry Hawkins is taking the positives from Sunday’s defeat to Judd Trump in the UK Championship final, although there is no question that another defeat in a Triple Crown showpiece does sting.

World number one Trump picked up his first UK crown since 2011; runner-up Hawkins was forced to play the final a mere 12 hours after his gruelling final-frame decider against Mark Allen in the early h

JUDD TRUMP ended a 13-year wait to lift the UK Championship as he banked a sweet £1million Christmas bonus. The Juddernaut has been the sport’s standout performer this term but he was forced to

Barry Hawkins had an intense battle against Mark Allen in the UK Championship semi-final, eventually triumphing 6-5 after a gruelling five-hour marathon.

Judd Trump claims his second UK Championship title with a hard-fought 10-8 victory over Barry Hawkins at the Barbican in York.

Judd Trump was forced to work overtime to end his 13-year wait for a second UK Championship title after squeezing past the dogged challenge of Barry Hawkins in York. Trump was stuck in his seat as Hawkins won two in a row to reduce the deficit to a single frame before the world number one pounced on a missed red from his opponent with a 67 break that proved just enough to seal a 10-8 win.