Judd Trump secured UK Championship glory for the second time after holding off a fightback from Kent’s Barry Hawkins to claim a 10-8 success at the Barbican in York on Sunday evening.

Trump has been a winning machine at the elite level of the sport, but his conversion rate in Triple Crown events had not been good.

For a player who arrived in York with 29 ranking titles to his name, he had only one UK Championship, two Masters and one World Championship in his trophy cabinet.

But he doubled his UK tally by beating Hawkins 10-8, with this title coming 13 years on from his first.It was his third trophy of the season, supplementing his wins at the Shanghai Masters and Saudi Arabia Masters, and reinforced his position as world No. 1.

Hawkins adopted an attacking mindset at the start of the evening session and wriggled a tough red in the jaws of the bottom right to leave Trump a chance in the opening frame of the evening.

Once again, he looked excellent in compiling a half-century break, but was unable to kill off the ninth in a single visit.

Unlike in earlier frames, Trump had insurance balls on cushions. Hawkins was unable to counter and Trump got back in to secure the frame and restore his three-frame lead.

Hawkins had a lot of support inside the Barbican in York, and a huge cheer greeted a good opening red in the 10th.

A collective groan greeted a missed black from Hawkins, but a slack shot from Trump allowed him back to the table to get his first frame of the evening.

There were a couple of alarming misses from Trump in the 11th, and Hawkins took advantage to win a 29-minute frame to get back within one for the first time since the fifth frame.

There were concerning signs for Trump in the 11th, but he stopped the Hawkins charge by taking the 12th.

Hawkins was handed an unexpected piece of table time when Trump fouled in attempting to pot a red, but he played a poor safety and a run of 67 took Trump into the interval with the two-frame cushion he began the evening with.

Hawkins refused to wilt and runs of 38 and 45 saw him take the 13th to peg Trump’s lead to one frame.

Hawkins got in first in the 14th but his hopes of drawing level were ended by a poor positional shot when on a break of 35. Trump won a safety exchange and made 53 to move two clear at 8-6.

Trump made his dash for the winning line in imperious fashion, as he fashioned his second century of the match to get within one frame of the title.

Hawkins won tight battles against David Gilbert and Mark Allen in reaching the final, and he kept himself in the hunt again with a brilliant break of 75 in the 16th.

He followed that run with a knock of 82 in the 17th to leave Trump sitting nervously in his seat.

Trump’s shoulders slumped when he missed a red by a margin at the start of the 18th frame, but he got a second bite when Hawkins saw a red to the left middle turn to the left, hit the bottom jaw and stay out.

The hard work was done for Trump, with Hawkins splitting the pack. Trump accepted the invitation as he picked off a break of 67 to leave his opponent needing two snookers.

Hawkins returned to the table, and he caused a few nerves with some devilish snookers. Trump missed on one occasion, but he held off the Hawkins charge and celebrated with a clench of the fist when sinking the brown after a 22-minute spell without potting a ball.

In closing out the match, Trump joined Alex Higgins on five Triple Crown titles.