World number two Judd Trump is Snooker's best player in the last three years, however, that doesn't tell you how good his overall strength really is. Objectively speaking, Trump's performance in the last three years still depends on his own state. Although he has improved defensively and tactically, he is still objectively far from the real top master. First of all, his level of possession is still not ideal. Secondly, his psychological quality at key moments is still a hard injury. In the end, he lacked patience in the face of the game when he was not in good shape. So, Trump still needs time to improve.
Trump's level of possession doesn't make it to the top ten
For snooker pros, the level of possession is a very important thing. Even Mark Williams, his ball possession is not bad, although he has very good accuracy. Neil Robertson, the best-performing member of the Big Three this season, has also transitioned from the pure accuracy players of the past to the accuracy and balance of possession players. But looking at Trump, it is not difficult to find that his level of possession is still not very high, and many times he needs accuracy to force compensation. It is this style of play that makes him prone to mistakes at key moments, although he is 32 years old, but his level of possession is still unable to enter the top ten. And he doesn't seem to be planning to improve, after all, he is very confident in his alignment.
Trump's psychological quality at key moments is very poor
Although Trump has achieved very good results, there are still problems with his psychological qualities, especially when entering the key moments of the game. In the Shanghai Masters, Trump was defeated by a 10-9 reversal in a 7-2 lead over Higgins! In the Final of the British Championship, Trump was killed twice by O'Sullivan and Robertson, and lost the Championship trophy in the Championship final because of a simple red ball. In Trump's career, he played a total of 261 deciders, and he only won 138 of them, with a winning percentage of just 52.9%. And in the game of grabbing seven or more, Trump's winning rate does not exceed 70% of the data, in the game of grabbing seven, his winning rate is 33.3%, and in the race of grabbing 18, his winning rate is only 50%. In the game of grabbing more than seven and grabbing less than 18, Trump's winning rate is 65.6% to 68.1%, which shows that Trump has no advantage in key moments and long-term games.
Trump's poor form is very impatient
Although Trump is still the second-ranked player in the world, he still does not have the way players such as Selby and Robertson deal with difficulties. Because he is very impatient, for example, after losing in the recent period, Trump's first thought is not his own problems, but feels that the low ranking players affect his concentration. However, when faced with Mark Allen, who was in a very low state, the fiery Trump actually played a decisive game with him. If it weren't for Allen's limitations on his stature, Trump would probably have lost the game again. When Trump was in poor shape, he couldn't even play a single 50+. So why is that? The main reason is that his possession ability is not good enough, and he does not have the ability to solve difficult problems when he is in a downturn, plus his lack of patience in that situation. So Trump often loses inexplicable games because he doesn't know how he should face the situation. But Selby and Robertson have a lot of experience in this predicament, knowing that playing patiently will always fight for their own best interests, but Trump has not yet understood.