In the latest news on January 6, 2024, Beijing time, world No. 2 Trump said in an interview that the Masters is his favorite event, especially in the last five years since he won the championship in 2019.
Last year, Trump defeated three-time world champion Mark Williams 10-8 to win the second Masters title of his career. Defending champion Judd Trump will meet post-90s star Kyren Wilson in the first round, and there is no doubt that this is a strong matchup.
Obviously, the best player of the season doesn't want to stop in the first round, he wants to win the game because he hates the feeling of losing. And Trump thinks it's a terrible feeling to go home without a trophy, and he doesn't want to feel extremely regretful when he recalls that he didn't work hard enough.
Trump: The Masters is my favorite event
Years ago, Trump said he didn't like the Big Three and didn't care about it. And that kind of remark once brought a crisis of public opinion to Trump, because many fans and media thought that Trump was a sour grapes mentality.
It's not that he doesn't care, it's that he can't get more. However, the current world No. 2 player changed his mind in a recent interview.
"The Masters has developed into my favorite event, especially in the last five years since I won the title in 2019, where I feel comfortable, like playing at home," Trump said in his latest interview. “
"I love the atmosphere, it's completely different from any other game. It's more like a raucous football game, more passionate. When everyone is clapping and cheering, I relax. I felt like I belonged there, and at that moment, it was time for me to shine. ”
Trump: The defending champion is out of the game, which will be amazing
Since entering the 2023/24 season, Trump has been the best performing snooker player. In the past half season, Trump has won three championships and two runners-up.
This result also brings the world's second-ranked player one step closer to setting a new record, and in the first round of the Masters, Trump will face the powerful Kyren Wilson.
The post-90s snooker star has eliminated the defending champion Trump of this Masters in major events many times, so for Trump, this is definitely a tough battle. Moreover, what Trump wants to do is also to make himself go further in this event.
Trump said: "It's an amazing feeling to be out as the defending champion. I can't wait to get back there because it's always special. But it was a different feeling to be there again after winning last year. Because it's going to put some extra pressure and I don't want to be out in the first round. ”
Trump: I hate the feeling of losing a game
As the frontrunner in this season's World Snooker Tour, Trump has always been eager to make a bigger breakthrough. While he's made it three wins in a row after 22 straight wins, he hasn't done anything else this season in a real blockbuster tournament.
With O'Sullivan and Allen winning the championship in the blockbuster event, Trump's championship halo seems to have become a little dimmed. However, in the following Masters, Trump's desire for success reached an unprecedented level.
The world No. 2 will want to use the Masters title to counter those who question his gold content, so he wants to go to the end of the tournament here.
"I love the feeling of winning, I absolutely hate the feeling of losing, and I think that's what motivates me to go further," Trump said. It's a terrible feeling to go home every time you don't have a trophy. I think victory will trump everything. I don't want to look back at the end of my career because I missed the game and Xi didn't practice enough. ”