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Barry Hawkins 'devastated' after loss to Judd Trump at 2013 Masters

By: Alex Hoad

Published: 11:14, 16 January 2013

Barry Hawkins

Barry Hawkins knows he only has himself to blame after he let tournament favourite Judd Trump off the hook and bowed out in the first round of the 2013 Masters.

Hawkins led 5-3 and was playing some inspired snooker against the world No.2 as a massive upset, the first of the tournament so far, looked on the cards.

A 105 break from Trump reduced his arrears to one at 5-4 but it was the tenth frame that will give Hawkins sleepless nights for weeks to come.

The 33-year-old was twice in the balls with a chance to wrap up the match but missed first a black and then a blue to let Trump back in.

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And the former UK Champion did not hesitate to wrap up the frame and then composed a nerveless 107 break in the final frame decider to seal a quarter-final berth.

And a disconsolate Hawkins, the current world No.17 playing only his third ever Masters, admitted afterwards that he had let a golden opportunity slip through his fingers.

"I'm devastated after that," he said. "I had the match in my hands, I played well in spells but at the end of the day I have ended up the loser."

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