JUDD TRUMP claimed his second China Open title Sunday as he comfortably saw off Ricky Walden 10-4 in the final.

    Walden made a decent start to the contest and a break of 108 in the fourth frame put him 3-1 up.

    But Trump responded with an emphatic comeback, winning eight frames in a row, with a 90 in the first of those his highest break of the match.

    Walden then pulled a frame back, before Trump finished things off to reclaim a trophy he previously won in 2011.

    It was the fifth ranking title of his career and first since the 2014 Australian Goldfields Open, 21 months ago.

    The world number seven played superb snooker throughout the final ranking event before this month’s World Championship, winning 36 frames and conceding just nine in six matches.

    It’s his third ranking title in China, having also won the International Championship in 2012, and makes amends for a shock 10-9 defeat against Kyren Wilson at the Shanghai Masters in September.

    For Walden, the result marks his second defeat in a ranking event final within a week, having lost 10-6 to Mark Allen at the Players Championship last Sunday.

    “I’m very happy to win this again. It’s the first time I have won a tournament twice and it gives me a lot of confidence, “ Trump told www.worldsnooker.com.

    “I didn’t play well at the start of the match, but from 3-1 down I played better and built a good lead. Ricky struggled today and my safety was better than his. I didn’t play as well as I did earlier in the week but it’s a good result.

    “Every time I come here I try my hardest. I started well in my first match this week and then kept it up. I was never really in trouble, the hardest game was against Mark King in the quarterfinals when I came from 3-2 down to win 5-3.”

    Walden said: “I made too many mistakes. Judd deserved to win and it’s a tough one to take for me, although it’s still a decent week to get to the final.

    (SD-Agencies)