Judd Trump
Career finals -- Minor-ranking finals : 8 ( 4 titles , 4 runners-up )
Table:
Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Opponent in the final

Score

Winner

1.

2010

Paul Hunter Classic

Anthony Hamilton

4–3

Winner

2.

2011

Players Tour Championship – Event 2

Ding Junhui

4–0

Runner-up

1.

2011

Alex Higgins International Trophy

Neil Robertson

1–4

Winner

3.

2011

Antwerp Open

Ronnie O'Sullivan

4–3

Runner-up

2.

2012

Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy

John Higgins

2–4

Winner

4.

2012

Bulgarian Open

John Higgins

4–0

Runner-up

3.

2013

Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup (2)

Mark Allen

1–4

Runner-up

4.

2014

Paul Hunter Classic

Mark Allen

2–4

Taking into account the table as well as the supplementary paragraphs provided at the end.

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The Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 - Event 1 ( also known as the 2010 Paul Hunter Classic ) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26-29 August 2010 in Fürth , Germany . Shaun Murphy was the defending champion , but he lost in the semi-finals 2-4 against Judd Trump . Trump won in the final 4-3 against Anthony Hamilton .
The Paul Hunter Classic is a non-ranking snooker tournament . It changed from a ranking event to a 16 man invitational event in 2019 . From 2010 to 2015 it was part of the Players Tour Championship . Barry Hawkins is the reigning champion .
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