'He has been blessed' – What is secret behind Neil Robertson's masterful rise to snooker glory?

Neil Robertson is famed for his fearsome long potting and break-building, but the key to his rousing snooker success story is a uniquely tranquil temperament that exudes «self-belief and calmness», according to 'The Gentleman' Joe Perry. Robertson failed in his first attempt as a professional in 1998, but regained his World Snooker Tour card in 2003 and has not looked back in claiming 22 ranking events which has remarkably included a professional title every year since 2006.

Ad/> Robertson – who turned 40 last Friday – has won the English Open, Masters and Players Championship this season before he begins his quest to claim a second European Masters crown in the past three years when he faces Lei Peifan on Monday evening in the first round in Milton Keynes (LIVE on Eurosport). Players ChampionshipPlayers Championship 2022 as it happened: Robertson hits four centuries to overcome Hawkins in final13/02/2022 AT 10:57 2017 Masters finalist Perry practised with Robertson when the 2010 world champion moved from Melbourne to Cambridge in his second bid to crack the UK-based circuit after winning the 2003 U21 World Championship in New Zealand.

«Neil didn't base himself in Cambridge because of me it was because of a guy called Phil Mumford, who ran the club at the time who was a very good billiards player,» he revealed. 'Not too late' — Can Robertson solve the great Crucible mystery Robertson: 'I had no qualifications, money or job prospects — that is real pressure' Hendry: 'Winning machine' Robertson will be judged on world titles «Phil had been in Australia for a year and said to a few guys: 'why don't you come to Cambridge, Joe Perry is there'.» «It worked out really well for Neil.