Since entering the season, Trump's ranking has fallen from no. 1 in the world ranking to no. 2 in the world. With the gradual development of the unstable development trend of personal status, Trump has also been repeatedly defeated by low-ranking players in competitions. The reason for all this is that Trump's accuracy is no longer as insoluble as he was in the previous three years of form, and the super accuracy he has maintained for a long time in the past has been broken this season. As his form went down, Trump's confidence was devastated, and now he doesn't even want to play against low-ranking players. The root cause of all this comes from Trump's ability to control the ball.
Too much pursuit of accuracy put Trump in trouble
There is no doubt that Trump is indeed a very good player, and he can even be called the best player of the past three years. However, Trump has always pursued extreme accuracy, and his requirements for his own possession are not very high. As he used to say, Higgins and O'Sullivan's ability to control the ball in a specific area is not what he expected, because he prefers to use accuracy to make up for and solve the shortcomings caused by poor ball possession. When his accuracy is very good, there is naturally no problem with such a pursuit. But once his accuracy slipped, Trump would be in trouble in the game. That's why he's often lost to low-ranking players this season, because he simply can't make a bad situation easy quickly, which is the flaw of poor possession.
Poor possession is Trump's biggest shortcoming
If accuracy is Trump's biggest advantage, then poor possession is his biggest weakness. Trump's possession relies more on the accuracy of his own points than on the control of the line and the position of the mother ball, so when he is accurate, his defensive efficiency will be very high, and when he is not accurate, the defense will also have some problems. For professional players who are good at ball control, they tend to calculate specifically for a variety of lines and positions. In the case of Higgins and Selby, they are more inclined to this kind of possession standard, so whether they are in good shape or not, they can play a very high level of defense. If you are just an average professional player, it is undoubtedly very difficult to deal with such a player. But the players who control the ball by playing points are different, and if they lose the weapon to win the game, their stability will change. Poor performance on the defensive end can also put them in trouble in the game, so for now, poor possession is indeed Trump's biggest shortcoming.
State instability has affected Trump's state of mind
Because of the instability of accuracy and the shortcomings of the ability to control the ball, Trump's state has become very unstable. He may have managed to win the title in the previous race, and perhaps he will be eliminated by the low-ranking players in the next game. This unstable play will not only continue to affect his own feel, but also affect his confidence in the game, which is why Trump is reluctant to play against low-ranking players. Because of the instability of his current form, he doesn't even have enough confidence against low-ranking players. When he's on good accuracy, he may be able to perform a few shots, but now Trump seems to have reduced such moments. When the player is confident enough, of course he is willing to bring happiness to the fans, but when he is not in good shape, it is really difficult for him to do it. It seems that Trump's poor form is only caused by poor accuracy, objectively speaking, it is also because Trump is too pursuit of accuracy and does not care much about the serious consequences of possession. If he wants to continue to play well, Trump will have to strengthen his possession.