Alexandra Palace, London, England – 11-18 January 2015
Neil and Judd are competing and are in action on day 2. Judd faced Stephen Maguire and unfortunately lost by 6-4, but Neil beat Robert Milkins by 6-4, Ali Carter by 6-1, Ronnie O’Sullivan by 6-1 to reach the final. He faced Shaun Murphy and was beaten by 10-2.

Last 16

Stephen Maguire 6-4 Judd Trump
Scores (Stephen first): 52(52)-69(68); 0-80; 62-58(54); 96(96)-2; 61-38; 126(82)-0; 1-122(109); 33-71(71); 72-41; 72(64)-17
Centuries: Judd: 109
Referee: Brendan Moore

Neil Robertson 6-4 Robert Milkins
Scores (Neil first): 4-102(94); 97(60)-3; 72-41; 52-66; 0-69(69); 78(77)-7; 69(51)-71; 95(95)-0; 118(117)-7; 76(76)-17
Centuries: Neil: 117
Referee: Alex Crisan

Last 8

Neil Robertson 6-1 Ali Carter
Scores (Neil first): 128(128)-0; 120(57)-4; 58-70(63); 114(98)-4; 68-47; 127(127)-6; 84(84)-13
Centuries: Nei: 128, 127
Referee: Brendan Moore

Neil played remarkably well and finished the match with 97% pot success.

Last 4

Ronnie O’Sullivan 1-6 Neil Robertson
Scores (Ronnie first): 1-136(100), 64(63)-66(66), 39-72, 101(101)-0, 5-72(58), 12-79, 23-76(60)
Centuries: Neil: 100, Ronnie: 101
Referee: Jan Verhaas

Neil played extremely well again, and relentlessly applied pressure on a rather under par Ronnie. He didn’t lose focus at any point, even when way in front. The match was a bit closer than the score suggests, as Ronnie could have taken frames 2 and 3, But Neil managed to steal both. After the MSI, he dominated the match.

The Final

Shaun Murphy 10-2 Neil Robertson
Scores: 70(64)-6; 66-53; 127(127)-0; 77(76)-24; 80-32; 0-80(80); 70(69)-0; 49-69; 57-55(51); 127(127)-0; 73-13; 83(60)-7
Centuries: Murphy: 127, 127
Referee: Brendan Moore