lifted the Paul Hunter Trophy<\/a> and celebrated his maiden Masters triumph with his family. <\/p>\n“It’s amazing. Father Christmas was very kind to me,” said Wilson, who auctioned off his beloved old cue for a children’s cancer charity, raising \u00a35,250.<\/p>\n
“It was a complete freak accident, what happened to my cue, so there are no bad feelings there but it is so important to have something you can trust out there.”<\/p>\n
Armed with a suitable replacement, Wilson, 34, made it third time lucky when he became the 26th winner of the Masters, having twice previously been defeated in the final. <\/p>\n
His route to glory and a second Triple Crown title took him past Si Jiahui, Neil Robertson, Wu Yize and finally four-time world champion John Higgins, who is widely regarded as one of the game’s greatest players. <\/p>\n
“I’ll be honest I thought at the UK Championship I was gone, I honestly didn’t know if I was ever going to be back in the winners’ enclosure,” Wilson added.<\/p>\n
“I have such a supportive family and I promised my mum she was going to have that bit of crystal [Masters trophy] on her dining room table.<\/p>\n
“People don’t see what happens behind closed doors but I was in a bad way at the UK – really, really suffering.<\/p>\n
“To pick up a new cue and, after one month, to go and win the second biggest major is an incredible achievement.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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