According to the latest news on April 22, 2022, Beijing time, the world's third-ranked Judd Trump gave his opinion on the speed of snooker referees. Trump said in an interview that today's snooker referees are indeed much slower than those who accompanied Ronnie O'Sullivan to the record of the fastest score of 147 in Crucible in 1997. Trump successfully crossed Iran's go-to-go wafi to advance to the round of 16 in the early hours of this morning, and when reviewing O'Sullivan's record for the fastest 147, he agreed with O'Sullivan that it was impossible to play that record today.
Trump: Ganley is a very good referee
In Trump's view, Ryan Ganley is a very good referee, and he gives a good example to today's referees. Trump said: "O'Sullivan's fastest 147 may not be able to do it today because the referees have gone too far. RyanGanley is a very good referee, and today's referee can learn a thing or two from him. You know, he just stays in the same position, like a good footballer, he doesn't move around, he knows what he's doing and he's successfully done his job. The speed of one shot in eight or nine seconds is terrible, and if I can shoot a shot in 16 seconds now, I think it's the limit. ”
TRUMP: I couldn't break O'Sullivan's record
Although Trump believes that the speed of the referee does affect the speed of the players, when asked if it is possible to break O'Sullivan's record for the fastest 147 full score, he gave a negative answer. Trump said: "In fact, my confirmation is that the referees are not fast enough, and I don't think they will do it like Ganley. But objectively speaking, the players still occupy more initiative in this matter, and this matter is successfully achieved, and O'Sullivan's personal ability plays a major role. So I don't think I can break O'Sullivan's record because he's fast and very efficient. Today the referees can pick up the ball like Ganley, but they just want to take it slow now, so it's not easy for the players to go fast. ”
Trump: Now they are all playing at the speed of the referee
In terms of the speed of the referee, Trump was clearly very dissatisfied. Trump said: "Honestly, I do think a lot of games now, we're all playing at the pace of the referee. In a situation like this, you simply don't race at your own pace. So I think it's hard to break O'Sullivan's record because it requires the cooperation of the players and the referee, but you know, O'Sullivan and Ganley are very fast. Without Ganley's cooperation, you'll find that O'Sullivan can't race at his own pace. And now, he has reached the point where he must accept it. He wanted to play faster, and even today, he could. But nowadays, referees just like to take the time to discover the rules and ball-related things, and then give way to their position. They don't think about your speed, so it's too hard to break O'Sullivan's record. The tacit cooperation between the referee and the players is very critical, not to mention the speed. After the victory over Wafi, Trump will meet with 2020 Crucible semi-finalist Anthony McGill in the second round, and the player is likely to put a lot of pressure on Trump, so the next game will not be easy for Trump.