In the latest news on January 10, 2022, Beijing time, Neil Robertson said after beating McGill 6-3 that when he played some good matches, the audience began to support him, which gave him motivation to win the game. Regarding his performance, Robertson believes that he took too much rest to cause his condition to be less than ideal, because he spent two weeks in Norway during the Christmas period. If he could train a little longer before the game, then he would never have this fluke performance, so he wants to have a good performance.
Robertson: Win audience support with good performance
Although Robertson eventually won the game, he believes that his important turning point in winning the game is the obvious improvement in his performance on the far stage. Robertson said: "Going into intermission, I was singing and dancing to celebrate because I should have been at least a few innings behind. In the next one or two sets I improved and I changed the score from 3-3 to 6-3 and I played some really good games. My long-distance shots got much better, and when my game was better, the crowd started to support me, which gave me the motivation to win the game. ”
Robertson: The atmosphere at the Masters is really great
In Robertson's view, the atmosphere of the Masters was second only to the Crucible World Championships, but Robertson thought that people were too noisy. Robertson said: "The only other atmosphere that can be compared to The Masters athletics is the Crucible race, but even then, I don't think it's really that way. Because it's so noisy, viewers aren't afraid to show dissatisfaction with situations that are safe or take too long. But I think that's a good thing because they want to see real classic games and they're very demanding of the players, which can promote the players to take the game more seriously. They paid a lot of money to watch the game to show up here, and if the fans didn't have the courage to come here with the coronavirus and everything last year, then everything is a very beautiful picture. ”
Robertson: The reason I'm not in shape is because I'm not training
Although he won the competition, Robertson thought that his competitive performance was not ideal, and he even thought that he could win it was just a fluke, and all because he had trained too little because he had been in Norway for two weeks. Robertson said: "With a game like this, you can find some signs in yourself. Even though I didn't play well, I was able to play well in key moments, which is a very good sign. I have a few days to practice and hone all this and after things get to the level they should be, I'll probably play a better level of competition. In fact, I had so much time off during The Christmas period that I didn't even do much about it. In Norway alone, I stayed for two weeks, which was really surprising and objectively speaking, I should have made more selfish decisions. That is to come back early, return to training early, and put more thought and concentration into the game, which is the attitude that professional players should have. But I'm not like that at the moment, so it's normal for me to not perform well in the game. I did get away with it very luckily in the game against McGill, but it wasn't going to be the norm. You can allow yourself some good luck, but real strength is what keeps you going. So I think the next training is going to be very important, and I'm going to do some training in the next time, hoping to get back to my form quickly. I also hope that I can play a good game in the next game. ”