Judd Trump going on holiday before 2023 World Snooker Championship a 'mistake', says Alan McManus

19.04.2023 - 20:47 eurosport.com

Judd Trump going on holiday before the 2023 World Snooker Championship was a «mistake», says Alan McManus. Trump departed the Crucible at the first-round stage following a 10-6 loss to the relatively unheralded Anthony McGill.

Ad It's the latest defeat in a difficult period for the 33-year-old, who hasn't got past the last eight of any tournament since reaching the final of the World Grand Prix in January.

World ChampionshipTrump 'annoyed' after 'not turning up' in defeat to McGill3 HOURS AGO Trump had felt «quietly confident» arriving in Sheffield, but his game betrayed him against McGill, missing «easy balls» that let the Scot run away with it.

Talking in the Eurosport studio, McManus and Jimmy White dissected Trump's display and his preparation. «Should he be going on holiday 10 days before playing at the Crucible?» McManus said. «In my opinion, no.

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Jimmy White celebrated his victory at the World Seniors Championship and said support from the crowd is what keeps him «trying my heart out.” White is one of the greatest players in the history of the sport and while he has not won a ranking title in many years, he has not retired from the full professional circuit yet, aged 61. Ad He is regularly seen in the qualifying rounds of major tournaments with occasional appearances in the early rounds, reaching the second round of the German Masters this season and the fourth round of the WST Classic, beating Judd Trump along the way.

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