Judd Trump beats Barry Hawkins to win second UK Championship title

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy 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. open image in gallery Judd Trump beat Barry Hawkins to win the UK Snooker Championship in York Hawkins, who has now lost in four ‘triple crown’ finals, admitted: “If someone had said I’d get to the final I’d have taken it, but once you’re in the final you want to win. “I’ve beaten some great players this week but I’ve lost to the best player in the world at the moment, he’s such a fantastic player and it’s no disgrace.” What looked like the pivotal moment came early in the 15th frame when Hawkins, who had capitalised on a series of Trump errors to keep in touch at 8-7, played a sloppy safety shot and let Trump in for a typically flamboyant 133 clearance that took him one frame from victory. open image in gallery Judd Trump was pushed to the brink by Barry Hawkins Hawkins, who had been kept up into the early hours in his semi-final win over Mark Allen, looked far from fatigued as he struck first in the 18th frame, but he jawed a red to the middle on a break of 20 and served up Trump with his chance to make what proved to be a pivotal break.