In the World Snooker Tour, if you want to say who is the best player at the moment, then Trump is definitely the answer.
Since the beginning of the 2024/25 season, Trump has won two championships and one runner-up, two quarterfinals and one semi-final in the six tournaments he has participated in.
Objectively speaking, today's Trump has become a curse that many players are difficult to defeat. In this regard, England's famous Wakelin can be said to have a very deep experience.
In the past 14 meetings between Wakelin and Trump, Trump has maintained a winning record. As things stand, Trump has become Wakelin's most difficult nemesis.
Trump has a 14-game winning streak against Wakelin
Wakelin and Trump have met 14 times since they first met, but Wakelin has yet to pick up a win. In five European Tour matches from 2013 to 2015, Trump defeated Wakelin 4-2, 4-0, 4-1, 4-1, 4-1. Later, Trump defeated Wakelin 4-1 in the 2016 Riga Masters.
Next, Trump defeated Wakelin 6-0, 10-9, 6-3, 5-3, 5-4, 9-3, 6-2, 5-4 in the 2017 British Championship, 2018 World Championship, 2021 British Championship, 2022 Turkey Masters, 2023 European Masters, 2023 Northern Ireland Open, 2024 The Players Championship and the 2024 Wuhan Open.
In this way, Trump successfully completed his 14-game winning streak against Wakelin. And his performance like this has made him the most difficult opponent of Wakelin's career.
Trump is stronger than Wakelin in terms of comprehensive ability
Judging from the current competitive state, Trump's comprehensive strength and stability are still better than Wakelin. But objectively speaking, Trump's current state may not be as good as Wakelin's.
Take the 2024 Wuhan Open quarterfinals as an example, although Trump defeated Wakelin 5-4 in the game to successfully complete the promotion. But judging from the performance of the whole game, Wakelin's form is actually slightly superior. But why did Trump become the ultimate winner?
In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, Trump can stand up better than Wakelin at critical moments. In terms of accuracy on key shots, Trump is more accurate than Wakelin. In terms of handling key balls, Trump's handling is more reasonable.
At the same time, Trump is also better than Wakelin in terms of defense and mental qualities. This is also an important reason why Wakelin and Trump have not tasted a win in 14 times. And as things stand, Wakelin is still hard to break the spell.
Judd Trump remains Wakelin's toughest opponent to beat
As a post-90s player, Wakelin can definitely be regarded as a strong player. However, Trump has always been the most difficult spell of his career to overcome. You know, 14 times in the World Snooker Tour is not a small number, but to this day, Wakelin has not found a way to win Trump.
In fact, Wakelin had several great chances to beat Trump, but he struggled to break the spell because of his serious mistakes at key moments. When he is about to touch the moment of victory, he always seems to be subject to his own mental qualities.
Objectively speaking, even if the current Trump is not as strong as Wakelin, it will be difficult for Wakelin to win the game, because Trump's current aura is enough to make Wakelin fearful.
Therefore, Wakelin's loss to Trump was not a loss in terms of technology, because the data in his game was enough to prove that he was excellent. But his mental quality is not enough to support him to win the curse of Trump.