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Jack Lisowski is looking to build on his first success (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jack Lisowski finally wrenched a monkey off his back last season and still feels the relief of winning his ranking title on an unforgettable night in October 2025.<\/p>\n

Jackpot had been dogged with the tag of \u2018best player not to win a ranking title\u2019 for years, losing six finals and competing among the best without lifting silverware.<\/p>\n

That all changed at the Northern Ireland Open, though, when he beat the likes of Mark Selby, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, Kyren Wilson and Zhou Yuelong to set up a final with close friend and world number one Judd Trump.<\/p>\n

It was an emotional time, still just a few months after the sudden and unexpected death of his father, and there was barely a dry eye in the Waterfront Hall as he edged Trump 9-8 to win the tournament.<\/p>\n

Lisowski is a relaxed character with seemingly little fazing him and even on that tear-jerking evening he kept himself together.<\/p>\n

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However, his search for a first title was bothering him, troubling his mind and the relief when he held the Alex Higgins Trophy is still being enjoyed.<\/p>\n

\u2018It feels like a weight\u2019s been lifted off my shoulders, for sure,\u2019 Lisowski told Metro<\/strong>. \u2018I was thinking about it most days. It was a big, big hurdle in my life. <\/p>\n

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Lisowski beat a string of top players to win the Northern Ireland Open (Picture: WST)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018It was horrible, I didn\u2019t really realise it. We\u2019re human beings, we adapt to things and if it\u2019s stressing me out, I\u2019m going to put it to the back of my head as much as I could, like a coping mechanism. <\/p>\n

\u2018Then to win, I wish I could have done it sooner, but then maybe the way it happened\u2026it was just really special for me.<\/p>\n

\u2018It already feels like a long time ago, but when I stop and think about it every now and then I still get a good feeling.\u2019<\/p>\n

Few things seem to unite fans of a sport, but Lisowski\u2019s triumph appeared pretty much unanimously popular across the snooker landscape.<\/p>\n

\u2018It was so perfect the way everything happened,\u2019 he remembers. \u2018The way I had to really sweat for it, and, obviously to beat Judd made it more special, in a way, because I had to really earn it.<\/p>\n

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\u2018People after were so nice to me, it just all felt a bit surreal, but it was great. Maybe it comes close to when Rob Milkins won the Welsh Open, I remember I was so happy for him, maybe it was like that where the underdog wins, I guess.<\/p>\n

\u2018Like I said, I was thinking about it most days and I do feel more relaxed now. There\u2019s still much more to do, but finally I can say I\u2019ve won one now.\u2019<\/p>\n

If Lisowski was not as relaxed as he seemed before his title win, he also feels there are other misconceptions about him.<\/p>\n

His free-flowing, attacking style makes him look like the game comes naturally to him, but he insists that is not the case.<\/p>\n

\u2018Everyone says I\u2019m natural, I\u2019m like, see me play after a month off, you\u2019ll soon change your mind on that one,\u2019 said the 35-year-old. \u2018I need to practise really hard, and I don\u2019t think I am [natural].<\/p>\n

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\u2018It\u2019s a weird game for me, snooker. It either feels like I know exactly what\u2019s going on or I don\u2019t know which way my arm\u2019s pointing. That can happen in games as well and that\u2019s been one of my flaws over the years, it can all go downhill quickly. <\/p>\n

\u2018I just think I\u2019m quite an instinctive player, but yeah, it\u2019s hard. I\u2019m always trying, I think everyone\u2019s got different mannerisms and stuff. I\u2019m not going to stand there chalking my cue for two minutes before the shot, but I\u2019m still trying my best.\u2019<\/p>\n

Stephen Hendry has been one prominent voice to question Jackpot and whether he is truly putting everything he has into contests.<\/p>\n

\u2018There\u2019s no bigger fan of Jack\u2019s game than me, but he doesn\u2019t compete, and that\u2019s been his problem,\u2019 the seven-time world champion said at last season\u2019s British Open.<\/p>\n

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