Judd Trump questioned the conditions and sent a message to the tournament organisers following his Players Championship final defeat against Kyren Wilson. 

Trump told ITV: “The balls were playing a bit tricky, it wasn’t like the rest of the tournament where I was able to play free-flowing. I don’t know what the difference was today. It was very, very strange and I don’t think I’ve ever experienced that before in a tournament. It was a good tournament and I’ll look forward to the next tournament.”

Pressed on the issue of the cue balls, Trump added: “It was tricky. It was tricky for both of us. The ball was very light and it was taking off like a ping-pong ball. It was a bit strange.”