Judd Trump restores order to snooker world with Turkish Masters win – but will chaos return at The Crucible?

The natural order of things was restored – for now – to a wildly unpredictable snooker season at the Turkish Masters when Judd Trump ended a year-long wait for a ranking title with victory in Antalya. Trump was superb on Sunday night, delighting fans with a maximum break as he beat Matt Selt 10-4. It was a glorious finish to snooker’s first foray to Turkey and the best Trump has played all season.

Ad/> His success followed three weeks of high drama in which a 21 year-old newcomer, Fan Zhengyi, and 47 year-old veteran, Joe Perry, won the European Masters and Welsh Open respectively. Neither had done anything leading into each event to suggest they could come anywhere near either trophy. /> Turkish Masters'Nice to finally play well' – Trump relieved to end trophy drought19 HOURS AGO And although Trump may have triumphed in Turkey, shocks once again abounded during the event.

At the start of the last 16 there were just three members of the elite top 16 still going (though three were absent from the field). Neil Robertson has proven to be reliable during the campaign, winning three titles, but otherwise it has been the most open season in years. Zhao Xintong, a 24 year-old from China, began the wave of shocks by sensationally landing the UK Championship title, beating Luca Brecel in the final.

Brecel had fallen from 11th in the world to the mid-40s in three years but underlined his resurgence by immediately winning the Scottish Open after his defeat to Zhao. The victories of Fan and Perry were inexplicable in terms of form. Fan had not been to a ranking event quarter-final until the German Masters the previous month and Perry had fallen away so badly that he was contemplating what he would do if he was relegated from the