Although Neil Robertson has been in great form recently, winning the Tour Championship, legend jimmy White has no intention of winning the 2010 World Championship winner and does not think he will win his second World Championship title.
Text / Desmond Kane, European Sports
British Champion Robertson recently shined at Celtic Manor in Wales, performing brilliantly in a tour tournament limited to the top eight players in a single season, first beating Jack Lissovsky 10-5, then beating Mark Selby 10-3, and finally beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-4 to win the title, finding a perfect form in the final ranking match before the World Championships.
The Australians shot a total of 11 in the tournament, including five in the finals, leaving O'Sullivan with just 26 points in the last six innings. In the following 2021 World Snooker Championships, Robertson will play Against Liang Wenbo in the first round, recreating the 2015 British Championship final matchup, when he beat China 10-5 to win the championship.
In terms of odds for winning the title, Robertson is in third place behind world number one Judd Trump and defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan. His offensive scoring ability ahead of the season-final extravaganza was eye-catching, but still, Whirlwind White felt he couldn't keep that state of genius for 17 days. Six-time World Championship runner-up White believes that in the front of the World Championships, there is not much gap between the strongest and top five players, and there is no standard to divide their strength into three, six and nine.
He said: "Ronnie O'Sullivan has clearly reached five finals this season, John Higgins is in good shape after winning the Players Championship, and Judd Trump, Mark Selby and Neil Robertson have all started. In terms of competitive status, you have to say that these five players are the biggest favorites to win the championship. In good shape, there is no difference between the top four and the top five. ”
"None of these guys are particularly prominent favourites, robertson has been attacking the world championship in extraordinary form in recent years and has been strongly favored, but he was blocked 13-10 by John Higgins in the quarter-finals two years ago and 13-7 by Mark Selby last year."
"It's a very difficult game and very unpredictable, Robertson has cards, but O'Sullivan also has cards, as does Trump, Selby and Higgins. Based on their form and results this season, these five people seem to be the most promising favorites to win the title, but you can't single out who is the hottest one. ”