The world's number one position has changed hands again! After this week's England Open, regardless of Selby and Trump's results, Selby will once again replace Trump as world number one.
文/Phil Haigh，《Metro》
Trump ceded his world number one position at the British Open to Selby before returning to the top of the world after the Northern Ireland Open, and just two weeks later, Trump's world number one will give way to Selby again this week.
The reason for the world's first frequent change of ownership is not that Selby and Trump have won large prize money in the last three races, but that they have deducted deductions in the absence of much difference in prize money. The deduction of the prize money is due to the interruption of the Chinese event due to the epidemic, and the prize money received by Trump and Selby in China two years ago began to be deducted in the absence of a new event arrangement after the expiration of this year.
Selby and Trump were clearly powerless to do anything about this situation. Selby said it was not only strange, but cruel to Trump.
Selby said in an interview: "I went to Northern Ireland, but no matter what I did and what kind of results I got, Judd would still be number one. I think what Judd (Trump) does in Northern Ireland doesn't seem to have any impact, and the way the rankings change feels inexplicable. ”
"It's really weird, but it's understandable. You have prize money to deduct, but you can't get it back from the Chinese race. Strange, but the status quo is really unchangeable. ”
"Of course, when someone asks about your ranking, you can say you're number one, and that certainly feels good. Getting the number one in the world and staying in the first place for as long as possible has always been my goal. After losing the top spot, one of my goals was naturally to regain it, so it feels fantastic now. ”
"Judd has been the best player for the last two or three years, so he deserves to be far ahead and he did. The way I took back world number one might have been a little cruel to Judd. ”
"Even if Judd is ahead of the people behind him with so many bonuses, but suddenly he is deducted a lot, and he can't afford to earn it back, which is cruel."
Trump has made it clear in previous interviews about the change of ownership. He believes that in the past two years, he has won more titles than anyone else (Trump 11, Selby 5), which means that he is the best player in the competition.
Speaking to WST, Trump said: "I still think I'm the best player I have today, unless someone can win more titles than my five or six in a single season. We should rely on the results to speak, rely on the number of champions to talk about heroes. ”
In the postponement qualification round of the English Open that ended on Monday, Trump easily defeated Selter 4-1 to advance, while Selby also beat Lin Binfeng 4-2.
Selby feels he's in very good form and after his fourth world championship title he's looking forward to getting better this season.
"I think I'm in as good a game as I used to be. I practice hard and feel good and confident. That's great now, and that's what you're asking for. ”
"I always try to win more of the 'three big ones' and if you get one of them every year, you're doing a pretty good job. It's not easy to win any game right now. The 'three majors' championship has always been my goal, and if I can get another one, it is really gratifying." ”