But after knocking in a 147 in the first round and then coming back from 3-0 down to stun three-time defending champion Judd Trump in the quarter-finals, the 35-year-old capped off a memorable week to win the Alex Higgins Trophy and the £70,000 first prize. Gabriel Clemens and Max Hopp - semi-finalists last year - will lead Germany's latest bid for glory, but Campbell insists he is excited by the prospect of fans returning, even if the reception may be hostile. "The confidence that he goes out with, the way he takes on the bowlers, it gives everyone else a bit of a boost and that will be missing." "It's only a matter of time before he gets his shot."