German Masters: Ding Junhui stuns Judd Trump in Sunday's final
Ding Junhui stunned Judd Trump by winning six straight frames en route to a 9-5 success in the German Masters.
Last Updated: 02/02/14 11:28pm
The match was tied at 4-4 after the morning session but Ding gave Bristol's Trump absolutely no quarter in the evening, scoring two centuries in the five frames he needed to win to collect his fourth ranking title of the season.
Stephen Hendry was the last player to win as many titles in one season - the Scot's record had stood since 1990/91.
The victory also booked Ding the 10th ranking crown of his career and saw him surpass the achievements of Neil Robertson, Peter Ebdon and John Parrott on the all-time list.
Trump, who had conceded only four frames over his five-match run to the final, lost as many by the midday interval on Sunday and, despite pulling a frame back late on, was well beaten to the €80,000 (£65,600) prize.
The match began at a good pace with Trump and Ding exchanging frames which included breaks of 80 and 87 before the Englishman took two frames in a row to lead 3-1 at the first interval.
Pulled one back
Ding pulled one back with a break of 76 but Trump went 4-2 up after clearing to the pink in the sixth frame.
The Chinese player took advantage of Trump missing the last red in the jaws to take frame seven and a run of 81 in the last frame of the morning session saw him draw level.
Ding excelled himself following the resumption in Berlin, knocking in back-to-back tons - including a 125 - to move into a 6-4 lead.
The onslaught would not end there and, in the process of taking the 11th frame, he notched his 460th unanswered point.
By the time the evening interval came round, Trump was faced with the prospect of winning five straight frames to win after surrendering a sixth in a row when Ding moved 8-4 up with a 39 clearance.
The Bristolian would pull one frame back, taking the 13th after Ding left a free ball open on the last red, but the outcome remained inevitable.
