Frame 1: Ronnie starts with a 14 break after losing concentration on a pot, Judd the young pretender at the table on a break of 23 with 6 reds left, a few heavy contacts not helping Judd's positional play. He moves to 40 tried to disturb the pink & black didn't quite work.
Break ends on 44 after an attempt to nudge a red into a pottable position which almost worked out it was very close according to Stephen Hendry in the BBC Sport commentary booth. A safety battle at the moment, 3 reds left Judd leads by 30 with 51 on the table.
Ronnie with a beauty of a long pot gets on the black too cracking pot, the Rocket makes 13 after he misses a red gasps from the Barbican crowd in York.
Ronnie puts Judd behind the blue which Judd gets out of but sticks the red into a pottable position for Ronnie. The Rocket then takes the frame a tight one & leads 1-0.
Frame 2: Judd starts with a trademark long pot, break ends on 37 after a missed pink in the middle, Ronnie responds with 32. Judd knocks in another cracking red, and he gets over the line with a break of 50. 1-1.
Frame 3: 21 to start from Ronnie didn't come far enough to get position on the next red, Judd didn't make any addition to his score so Ronnie back in, clinches the frame in double quick time with a break of 82, 2-1 to the Rocket.
Frame 4: Another brilliant pot for Judd opening red but unfortunately he ran out of posiiton stuck on a red in the pack, Ronnie pots a red no colour available plays safe on the top cushion.
Judd makes only 6, Ronnie looking to take a 2 frame lead into the mid session interval, not yet he won't only a break of 12.
Judd sticks Ronnie behind the yellow, hits it 2nd time. Judd thin cuts a red into the corner can't get good position at the moment on a colour, nominates pink goes in-off.
100% long pot success for both players so far, Ronnie looking to make this a 2 frame lead now, a break of 48 clinches the frame for the Rocket.
After just over an hour it's 3-1 to Ronnie.
Frame 5: Ronnie opens up after the interval with a nice red, uncharateristic miss on the black from Ronnie on 6, Judd tweeted saying he felt he didn't play very well in the first 4 frames he misses an easy red, Ronnie makes a plant and is on his way, missed red in the right middle on 28.
Judd potted a nice red missed cannon on the black, eventually nominated the green, foul called, Ronnie elects for Judd to play from the same place & the black is hit this time.
Long pot number 7 in for Ronnie, cluster of 5 reds which Ronnie tried to open but missed the cannon, finds a plant makes it & seals the frame with a break of 81, it's 4-1 to the Rocket.
Frame 6: Safety shot goes wrong for Judd, Ronnie with an easy starter, 33 break for Ronnie, Judd pots the red Ronnie missed, blue goes in cannons into the pack not a lot on, plays safe,
O'Sullivan makes 8 has a 35 point lead in the frame.
Judd pots two cracking balls red & yellow gets the luck this time with a nice kiss on the red to open up a chance for his 2nd frame, misses a red in the right middle on 43, too much pace.
Ronnie wins the frame punishes Judd for a careless miss, it's 5-1.
Frame 7: Ronnie played a good safety but Judd found a red & he needs a confidence building, frame winning break here only 19 red over the left corner.
Rare miss on 16 for Ronnie, Judd gets a heavy contact missed black hard luck.
Bout of safety, Judd gives 4 away nice connection 2nd time around, nice pot on the red & position was good, Judd needs to win this frame in my opinion to give himself a chance in this final.
46 gets to snookers required stage, misses the red to definitely seal the frame.
One snooker needed for Ronnie, gets red & black, 30 behind 27 on.
Judd pots the yellow, green & brown, 5-2 to Ronnie
Frame 8: Good red from Judd he will want a frame winner for huge confidence going into the final session tonight. loses position on 39.
Few small breaks Judd has a 49 point lead in the frame.
O'Sullivan onto 18 points 2 reds left.
Ronnie finds a path for a red to pass the pink into the left corner snookers Judd behind the brown.
18 points given away by Judd (all hits on the pink), Ronnie pots the last red & the blue.
8 behind is Ronnie 27 on.
Ronnie puts the green behind the blue clever shot, Judd went in off.
Green, brown & blue potted - Session over 5-3 Ronnie.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-9 Judd Trump
Frame 9: Judd out of the blocks with a long red, 6 reds & blacks break of 48.
Ronnie with a nice long red, 6 reds left what can the Rocket make in this break.
Only 13 is his contribution, but he goes on to win the frame, it's 6-3.
Frame 10: Judd makes his highest break of the match of 56, Ronnie makes 36, Judd knocks the last red over the pocket, Ronnie completes the clearance to go 7-3 up.
Frame 11: Judd makes 48 this time 75 still on, stretches his advantage to 54 lead one red needed to seal the frame, which he pots 7-4 now.
Frame 12: Frame winning clearance of 133 it's 8-4 at the mid session interval
Frame 13: 54 break from Ronnie not a frame winner Judd has his chance, only makes 30.
Ronnie comes back and clears the colours, now 9-4 one away from the title.
Frame 14: Judd makes 43, Ronnie has a chance to win the UK title, safety battle going on, all balls above the blue spot, Judd leads by 16 points.
Judd has had no luck today at all great red no position on colour, but Ronnie goes in-off.
Into the snookers required stage, Ronnie needs 2.
Judd pots the green to put the frame beyind doubt 9-5 now.
Frame 15: Frame winning break for Judd needed it 120, 9-6 now.
Frame 16: Frame winning break for Judd, 2nd in a row, 127, 9-7.
Frame 17: 3rd frame winning break in a row an 86, 9-8 match on!
Frame 18: Ronnie pots his first ball in near 40mins, only makes 21, Judd leaves Ronnie with a chance to wrap this up, a 38 break to put him 59 ahead with 75 on, Judd not out of this yet, Judd clears up we are going the distance! Total clearance of 67, 9-9.
Frame 19: Ronnie made 20, Judd 14, good safety from Ronnie mind you Judd will go for any half chance, Ronnie puts Judd behind the green, unforced error from Judd, Ronnie goes on to win the match 10-9 great final.
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