The World Grand Prix final on Sunday promises to be a mouthwatering affair between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump.
The two Englishmen will clash at the Morningside Arena in Leicester for the first ranking title of 2024 and the £100,000 top prize.
On Saturday, O’Sullivan produced arguably the performance of the decade so far in his 6-1 semi-final defeat of Ding Junhui.
Although a three-time champion this season in prestigious tournaments, there have been a lot of matches when the Rocket hasn’t performed at his best.
But the perfection he so desperately craves was on show for all to see as he effortlessly wiped the floor of a helpless opponent.
O’Sullivan compiled four century breaks and made two other frame-winning contributions as he orchestrated a near faultless display against a formidable foe.
The 48 year-old is on a 13-game winning streak on the main tour and in this kind of form looks almost unstoppable.
Victory would see him add to the trophies he already collected this season in the Shanghai Masters, the UK Championship, and at the Masters just a week ago.
Tasked with the mission of taking on the world number one at his very best is one of O’Sullivan’s greatest rivals in Trump.
There haven’t been many players over the course of O’Sullivan’s career who have been able to, on a consistent basis, stand up to the pressure of facing the seven-time world champion.
Trump possesses that in his locker, though, as proven by the countless times he has overcome O’Sullivan in final showdowns.
