Masters 2022: '95% of the tour can’t pull that shot off' - Kyren Wilson praises Judd Trump for amazing pot

Published 14/01/2022 at 17:56 GMT

“There's plenty of events to come,” Kyren Wilson said following his 6-1 loss to Judd Trump on the quarter finals of the Masters at Alexandra Palace. “For me it is about doing the right things, giving it my all and if I am working hard and doing the right things off the table, that is all I can ask of myself.

Kyren Wilson

Image credit: Eurosport

Kyren Wilson has paid tribute to Judd Trump for playing a shot most players on tour are not capable of pulling off.

Trump ran out a 6-1 winner over Wilson to book his place in the semi-finals of the Masters, but the match was not as one-sided as the scoreline suggested.

Wilson was well ahead in frames four and five, but Trump pulled off brilliant counter-attacking breaks to take them.

World Open

Anything you can do...Wilson responds to Trump double with a peach of his own

00:00:18

22/03/2024 at 11:52

Those tight frames proved the difference, and it was Trump’s brilliance which tipped the balance - according to Wilson.

“When I come off and feel like I’ve given it my best, you just have to hold our hands up and say the better player won,” Wilson told Eurosport.

“I thought frames four and five were both massive. It could have gone 2-2 or 3-2, but every credit to Judd he made some awesome clearances.

“The red he potted to bring the awkward red off the cushion, about 95% of the tour can’t pull that shot off. It shows what a shot-maker he is and every credit for that.”

Wilson is yet to win a tournament this season, but is looking forward to the remainder of the campaign.

“There's plenty of events to come,” he said. “For me it is about doing the right things, giving it my all and if I am working hard and doing the right things off the table, that is all I can ask of myself.

“We keep going.”

- - -

Stream the Masters and other top snooker live and on-demand on discovery+. You can also watch all the action live on eurosport.co.uk.

Snooker

Huge record-breaking prize on table for a golden 147 'maximum break' in Saudi Arabia

04/03/2024 at 09:38

Snooker

Who is set to become new world No. 1 ahead of frantic end to season?

02/03/2024 at 13:50

Snooker

O'Connor makes 200th 147 in history in reaching final stage of Championship League

29/02/2024 at 22:07

Join 3M+ users on app

Stay up to date with the latest news, results and live sports

Download

Scan me