Kyren Wilson wants to get the love back after losing enjoyment in snooker

Kyren Wilson says his only aim for this season is to start enjoying snooker again after falling out of love with the game over the last campaign.

The Warrior had a quiet season by his standards last time around, failing to reach a final for the first time since the 2014-15 season.

The 30-year-old is still ranked at number eight in the world, so it was hardly disastrous, but Wilson admits that he was not enjoying himself and it showed in his results.

Asked about his aims for the season to come, it is not about titles and rankings for the Warrior, but just about getting the enjoyment back, both on and off the table.

‘It’s honestly about enjoying it now,’ Wilson told the Talking Snooker Podcast. ‘I feel like I’ve gone through a spell where I’ve stopped enjoying it because it’s meant too much.

‘I’ve kind of brought it home to my family life, which has become a little bit toxic.

‘So for me now it’s back to a 9-5 job. I’m going to clock off when I’ve done my practice, when I’ve done my tournaments, I’m going to walk through my front door and become a father and a husband again.

‘For me it’s about giving it my all, I’ll still make the sacrifices required to try and get to the top, but at the same time I want to enjoy my career again.

‘There are more important things in life, especially with what we’ve all been through over the last couple of years.

‘You realise that without your health, without your family, what is life? They are the be all and end all for me.’

Wilson would have liked to add some silverware to his collection of four ranking titles last season, but he was not overly concerned by his performances, reaching the semi-finals of the UK Championship and Champion of Champions.

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