Neil Robertson reveals who is snooker's ultimate 'century monster' - 'He hates missing on 80 or 90'

ByEurosport

Updated 13/03/2024 at 13:45 GMT

Neil Robertson has been discussing Judd Trump's desire to become the record century maker in the sport's history. Speaking to Stephen Hendry, Robertson admits he loves his fellow world champion Trump's attitude to piling on the centuries at tournaments, with 76 made last season and 68 so far this term for a career haul of 969, behind only Ronnie O'Sullivan (1,250) and John Higgins (992).

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Neil Robertson says fellow former world champion Judd Trump is on course to become the third player in snooker history to make 1,000 tons because he is a "century monster."

Trump is 31 centuries short of reaching the landmark, with John Higgins only eight tons away from reaching four figures.

Ronnie O'Sullivan sits on a remarkable 1,250 ahead of the season-ending World Open, Tour Championship and World Championship.

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Snooker GOAT O'Sullivan passed the 1,000 mark in the final frame of his 10-4 win in the 2019 Players Championship final against Robertson, who has so far managed 924 to occupy fourth spot on the celebrated list.

Despite turning professional 13 years after 'Class of '92' duo O'Sullivan and Higgins in 2005, Trump has made it his mission to compile as many centuries as possible.

He became only the second player of all time to reach 100 centuries in a season when he compiled 102 in 2019/20, after Robertson became the first figure to make a century of centuries with 103 in 2013/14.

"I really wanted to become the first player to do it, because you never know how many tournaments they are going to add or whatever," said Robertson during a frame of snooker with O'Sullivan's fellow seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry.

"Judd's done it as well. Judd is a century monster. He hates missing on 80 or 90. Whether he says it or not, you can sense it. He is desperate, but I love that.

"I say to folk: 'Do you think it is a good idea to miss on 80 or 140 when your opponent is in the chair a lot longer, and the crowd is going nuts? It is like a golfer desperate to make a birdie or something."

Hendry – whose 777 is still good enough for sixth spot – commented: "Exactly. When you make 80 and miss an easy ball, you go back to your chair on a negative."

Robertson is due to return to action against Higgins, Chris Wakelin, Mark Selby, Stuart Bingham, Kyren Wilson and Joe O'Connor in the final group of the Championship League in Leicester on Tuesday and Wednesday.