Judd Trump returned to snooker after a nine-goal trip to the U.S. last month, where he beat Welshman Andrew Padget 4-1 in the first round of the Northern Ireland Open, in which he shot three consecutive shots of 50+ to help him to a quick win. Trump will usher in the challenge of Chinese young player Gao Yang at 9 p.m. Beijing time on the 12th. Striving for the fourth consecutive title of Northern Ireland, he is still interested in playing another nine-goal game.
文/Desmond Kane，《Eurosport》
Judd Trump admits that his experience at the U.S. Nine-Ball Open in Atlantic City last month gave him a new break in his perception of snooker.
Trump said: "Nine balls is a more relaxed feeling, with music playing and audience chatter, rather than sitting for three hours without a word like Snooker." ”
"The audience is able to sit around the table, have a drink, and chat with friends instead of sitting in silence and being accused of being too noisy from time to time."
"In order to get more people involved, I think it's possible to learn the nine-goal set-up in the first few rounds of some snooker games."
"In darts competitions, the audience loves to sing, and those songs have nothing to do with darts, they have to do with unrestrained love of freedom."
Two-time World Champion Hurricane Higgins has always played without a bow tie on medical grounds, for which Trump believes that the vast majority of players on the Tour do not like to be forced to play with a burden around their necks.
Trump said: "When you walk around in a sweatshirt, trousers and shoes, it is much more comfortable. ”
"You'll never walk around a hotel in a vest or a bow tie. That would look like an idiot. Unless it's at a wedding, people won't wear such clothes anymore. ”
"You feel more at home. The outfit looks comfortable and is more appropriate for what we're doing. ”
"A lot of players move their bow ties to the side or unbutton the top buttons. Very few people wear it for more decency, because it does get in the way. ”
"They told the players to look more decent in wearing a bow tie, but 90 per cent of them were more sloppy in formal wear than casual. This goes against their original intention of letting the knot lead. ”
"If you want to be a tasteful sport, you have to keep up with the times. A beautiful polo shirt is one of the ways to promote the development of the sport. ”
Trump felt that snooker needed to be on par with golf's Ryder Cup, in which the U.S. team played in hoodies.
Trump said: "Look at sponsorship and promotion that takes golf to the next level with millions of pounds of investment. Once upon a time, in the seventies and eighties, they used to pull their socks up to their knees and tuck their shirts under their sweaters. ”
"If Snooker wants to take himself to the next level, he needs to pay attention to the issue of dress."
For last month's nine-goal match, Trump admitted that it was a real learning experience and hoped to be better prepared next time.
"During breaks, I don't want to sit at home. It's good to go out and try to promote yourself in the U.S. and see what it's like there. ”
"If I have plenty of rest between the two games in the future, I may be involved in the nine goals again in the future. I think I can win the race next time, maybe it's going to take six months or a year to practice and get ready for it. ”
"It's not fun just to play, but I think nine goals will have big developments in the future. If there is free time, I would like to invest time practicing instead of wasting time sitting there watching TV. ”
"Nine balls are much harder than what people see on TV... It has more tricks in it. Trump explained.
"It's completely different from snooker. The purpose of your nine-ball is not to be safe, because the players will jump the ball and hit the ball directly. ”
'You have to leave the ball in different positions to give you a consistent goal advantage and at the moment I don't fully understand the essence of the nine goals.
"It takes time to understand how to get the ball in the right position. The pockets of the nine-ball table were also not as big as I remembered as a child. Now the pockets are much smaller, and you have to be more precise. ”
"The top nine-goal players have their own strengths. In nine balls, you chase the ball all over the table to play, while in snooker you may just play around the ball in a small area. ”