'Maybe I’m lacking belief' - Ronnie O'Sullivan responds to stinging Judd Trump criticism
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ByEurosport
Published 15/11/2021 at 12:39 GMT
Ronnie O’Sullivan has not taken Judd Trump's comments that he is lacking belief particularly seriously. The six-time world champion was responding to Trump's critical comments about him. Trump suggested the fear factor of playing O'Sullivan, who has not won a tournament for 15 months, has gone.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan appears to have sarcastically shrugged off suggestions from Judd Trump that he is lacking belief and that his rivals are no longer scared to play him.
O'Sullivan has gone 15 months without winning a major snooker title because nobody fears playing him, according to the world number two.
“You are just happy to win tournaments these days, it is very hard to win any tournament for all the top players, Ronnie O’Sullivan included," Trump told reporters.
“Look at Ronnie, he can’t win an event to save his life at the moment. Even the so-called smaller events have all the top players still in them.
"I just think he’s lost a little bit of the belief. When you don’t win you don’t have the belief and people aren’t scared to beat you.”
Ahead of the Rocket's bid to win a record fourth title at the Champion of Champions and a £150,000 top prize in Bolton this week, he has hit back at suggestions he does not believe he can win a tournament.
“Yeah maybe, maybe I’m lacking belief,” the six-time world champion said before letting out a chuckle as reported by the Metro.
Yeah, I dunno, maybe he’s right, who knows? Who knows?
Trump opens the Champion of Champions tournament against world seniors champion David Lilley on Monday afternoon while O’Sullivan gets underway against Stuart Bingham on November 18.
Neil Robertson, who comes in fresh from winning the English Open, was the defending champion at this event last year, having defeated Judd Trump 10–9 in the 2019 final.
The Thunder from Down Under made the final once more in 2020, but lost to Mark Allen 10-6 as the Northern Ireland Open champion won the tournament for the first time.
Alongside O'Sullivan and Trump, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, Mark Williams and Kyren Wilson will all be in action.
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