Trump remained patient and beat Forde to advance to the quarterfinals
Jatrump, who defeated Tom Ford 13-7 at the World Championship to reach the 10th quarter-final of his career, insisted he didn't feel extra pressure at Snooker's biggest event.
He has 28 ranking tournament titles under his name, and only Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and John Higgins have won more ranking tournaments than him, but he only conquered Crucible once in 2019. Over the next ten days, the 34-year-old has the chance to become the seventh player to lift the prestigious trophy more than once in Sheffield. His next opponent is Jones, who pulled Si Jiahui down.
"I don't put too much pressure on myself here, I'll try to relax and enjoy myself here," he said after the game. I have the same attitude and willingness to win as I do in any other competition. For some other players, winning here means absolute dominance, nothing else matters, they forget to enjoy it, but for me it's different. ”
As for the match against Forde, he added: "I was average. We're all struggling. When I don't play well with the ball, I have to be patient. When you're not pushed to the last step, it's hard to play at your best. But I enjoyed being there. ”
Trump, who has won five ranking tournaments this season, took an 11-5 lead in the first two back stages. During this time, he contributed 67, 52, 69, 107, 67, 59 and 50 points in a single stroke. If Forde hadn't conceded a red ball on the verge of a 3-2 lead, the early confrontation could have been even more intense. It turned out to be a turning point, as the mistake led directly to him falling behind 2-6.
The Leicester City veteran started the day with a 76 and then responded with a 107 in a single stroke, his second 100 in the tournament and his 78th of the season. Forde pulled another game back, and then the Bristol star added another 84 in the 20th round to knock the former out.
When asked about his next opponent, Xiaote said: "Si Jiahui has been improving and is considered a future world champion. He's a lot like me when I was younger because he needs more experience in hitting options. I've played a few times with Jack Jones, he's played some incredible games with me, and he seems to love the venue. ”
"You can have a bad training session here, but you can't get stuck twice," Forde said after the game. I tried everything to try to catch up with Xiaote, but it didn't work. I didn't think he played well, I just gave him a lot of chances. (Welcome to click to pay attention to Runwu AB, please indicate the source for reprinting, thank you)