'I think it is realistic to nick a tournament' - Jackson Page sets sights on title win and place in top 32

Jackson Page’s run through qualifying and to the second round of the World Championship has filled the Welshman with the confidence to go on and break his title duck next season. Page has long been tipped as a star of the future, and he battled through qualifying to reach the main event at the Crucible. Ad/> He won a tight battle against Barry Hawkins in round one, but was picked apart in the second round by his close friend and practice partner Mark Wiliams.

/> World Championship'Stuff of dreams!' — Page wins with a 135 century against Hawkins17/04/2022 AT 21:35 It was a comprehensive 13-3 loss, but Page says he is not one to dwell on defeats and will take confidence from his performances in Sheffield. “I’ve always been exactly the same, even when I was a junior,” Page told World Snooker. “When I won the World Under-18 Championship, I collected the trophy and everyone around me was crying.

I was asking them what they were crying about. All I was thinking about was getting in the swimming pool after winning. “I’m not one that shouts too much about my emotions.

You hear stories of players down the years, where the mental side of their game has been ruined by defeats. If you lose a few games in a row you can start looking at the rankings and things, but you just have to play at the end of the day. Try your best and aim to win as many as you can.” Snooker is still in the dark ages — McLeod Holt battles back to keep Q School hopes alive Setting out his aims for the 2022/23 season, Page is hunting a first career title and breaking into the top 32.