Snooker's top superstar, now number two in the world, Judd Trump, made inappropriate remarks during the World Grand Prix, saying that he would rather play against top players than play against low-ranking players.
After the first round of the 2021 Snooker World Grand Prix, Trump was interviewed after beating Wollaston, but the inappropriate remarks made after the game immediately caused strong dissatisfaction from the media and fans.
Trump said after the game: "I would rather play directly with the top players at the beginning, because playing against the low-ranking players will make me lose concentration, and I can't stay focused at all times against them, so I can't play at my best level."
This is also a big reason why more and more top players have been out of the game in recent times, and I don't think it's a good thing because it's not fair to the attention of the game and the audience, so I don't want to play against low-ranking players.
As soon as Trump's remarks broke out, it caused an uproar, the British media also reported on the matter, and fans accused Trump of not coming from a low ranking step by step? Don't low-ranking players deserve the respect of top players?
Dramatically, while the events here continue to ferment, Trump was unexpectedly knocked out by Tom Ford in the second round of the Grand Prix to reach the match point first, which is ironic compared to what Trump said before.
Tom Ford is now ranked 24th in the world and 22nd in a single season, which is such a player outside the top 16, completely shattering Trump's hopes of winning the World Grand Prix.
After the incident, the British media also continued to pay attention, and after Trump's upset, Snooker's famous media commentator Chris also stood up and evaluated Trump.
Chris said: "Through Trump's performances this season, I feel that he has lost confidence in the game, and the confidence that no one can win the championship has now disappeared.
Although Trump won the championship before, he did not face any real challenges, and it was impossible for him to win the game if he met a strong opponent, not to mention that his current state could not be compared with the previous two seasons.
As Chris said, although Trump won the title of this season's crown, his performance this season can be described as terrible, and Trump's best result in the current ranking match is only the quarterfinals, which may be the main factor in Trump's inappropriate remarks about low-ranking players.
Chris said: If Trump was unable to achieve good results before because the low-ranking players could not keep her focused, then he would be dumbfounded after the loss to Tomford, because Forde's performance is definitely worthy of this victory.
Although Forde has not ranked high in recent years, he has the ability to beat any top player, and no player will relax in the game with him, so Trump's loss shows how ridiculous his previous remarks are, and if you are really worried that you will lose the game early, it is better not to sign up.
Chris finally pointed out that Trump should not always make excuses for his own failures, only constant reflection in the loss can continue to improve, if a player will only find all kinds of excuses for himself to lose, then can never become a great snooker player.