'It was wafer-thin' - Trump calls own foul against Allen | Eurosport Snooker

Judd Trump asked referee Desislava Bozhilova to check if he had committed a foul on the black during his clash with Mark Allen in the first round of the Masters.

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[TE_]

Everyones surprised at trump calling, what he thought was, a foul. This is how the game should be played. Honest and true

[philholder]

This is not unusual in Snooker, players will often call out there own fouls if the ref has not spotted it. This is a culture that Snooker players of all levels, Amateurs and pros alike follow and why it is one of the few sports where honesty and integrity as well as sportsmanship still exist. Nice Judd

[mateuszlawrynowicz]

For the record: she decided there was no foul, but Allen won the frame anyway. But Trump still went on to win in the decider. Which is probably the best ending you could wish for.

[anshbhatia]

That’s sportsmanship of the highest order .

[_the_shivam_]

Being true to his game and ofcourse, being a gentleman. 👏

[MarekMar]

This is why snooker is my favourite sport. It used to be football but I can't watch money corrupted shows, cry babies, show offs and divers anymore. Very few top players stay true to the game. Snooker on the other hand is one of the most elegant, fair and true sports nowadays.

[piyushmarda]

I have seen so many sportsmanship moments in snooker that I can't watch football anymore.

[Aloksbil]

This is something really to be proud of as snooker fans. There's no diving in penalty boxes or anything like that. Everyone wants to win, but these guys want to win fairly.

[dannymccrae]

The mistake the referee and the marker made was playing the shot frame by frame. You can’t detect minuscule movements like that, you have to play the clip at normal speed. Hopefully World Snooker can use this example for training purposes so mistakes like this aren’t made

[thegodofpez]

What an honest gentleman. That’s pure professionalism and sportsmanship.

[MiniOilSlyk]

Not a tradition in the betting syndicate nations.

[drnod]

This is why Snooker is such a beautiful and classy sport.

[spudhead]

He probably just wanted to hear Desi speaking a little more, she has the cutest voice.

[calvinandakjozef]

I can't be the only one saw black not moving at all

[robertnorman]

The ref needs to keep a eye on the game that's what it's about .👁️

[BGFutureBG]

0:30 that is exactly NOT how you check these... with single frames / slowmotion it's virtually impossible to see if things move by tiny margins... no wonder the referee didn't see it

[OJB]

That was a subtle one. Well done Judd though for being a brilliant, entertaining player, and playing fair.

[kennethtalbott]

good call Judd. when you cheat, you only cheat yourself. great to see Judd being honest, he can then carry on with the match with a clear conscience. i wish other sportsmen would do the same.

[andosan]

Never saw Trump play until he went to play in the US open for pool. Seems to be a real class act and a example of professionalism and sportsmanship

[georgericher]

This is why snooker is great they all know how it is