Judd Trump vs Shaun Murphy Prediction: Trump to be crowned champions

Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy meet in the Shanghai Masters final. Both players have had a number of strong performances. Who will win this game?

Judd Trump did the unbelievable against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the semifinal encounter of this tournament. In that encounter, Judd Trump won 3-10, his second win against Sullivan in recent meetings. Heading into this game, Judd Trump has won four of his last five meetings against Shaun Murphy. Also, Judd Trump has won five of his previous seven matches in all competitions. 

Shaun Murphy will look to continue his incredible performances in this fixture following a win against Mark Selby in his semifinal encounter. However, Shaun Murphy won eight of his last nine matches in all competitions, and his only defeat was against Hossein Vafaei. In those games, Shaun Murphy defeated Tian Pengfei, Jamie Jones, John Higgins, Yuelong Zhou, Steven Hallworth, and the rest. Shaun Murphy will look to step up in this game, as he has won just one of his last matches. 

Judd Trump has not had it easy in his games against Shaun Murphy, and this one is not expected to be different. In this tournament, Shaun Murphy and he can not be written off. On the other hand, looking at Judd Trump's performance against Ronnie O'Sullivan, it is difficult to see him lose here. Take Trump to win this game with bet on frames expected to be another option.