World Snooker Championship: 'I feel like it is in there' - Judd Trump confident best form is not far away

ByAlex Livie

Published 27/04/2024 at 17:53 GMT

Judd Trump breezed into the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championship with a comfortable victory over Tom Ford on Saturday. The five-time winner this season was a long way short of his best, but Trump believes his best is not far from the surface. Stream top snooker action, including the World Snooker Championship, live on Eurosport and discovery+

Judd Trump believes he is close to bringing his best form to the table at the World Championship.

The 2019 champion has made quiet progress into the quarter-finals, as he followed up a win over Hossein Vafaei in round one with a comfortable success against Tom Ford.

Ford was a long way short of his best, and Trump was able to advance without having to dig deep.

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Jak Jones awaits in the quarter-finals, and Trump is hopeful of finding the form that helped him secure five titles earlier in the season.

“I feel okay,” Trump said in an interview with Eurosport. “I feel at any moment it could click, which is a good feeling.

“At the moment I am just waiting for that burst of inspiration or one good shot or one good feeling.

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“I feel like it is in there, which is a nice feeling. I just hope it is going to come out.”

Trump was famed for his flashy style of play earlier in his career, but he has matured as a player and feels he is now better at managing the table.

“I think I am able to manage expectations when I know I can’t pot every single ball and am able to deal with it a lot better than maybe five or six years ago,” Trump said.

“I feel I am a bit more relaxed and just happy to get back to the table every time.”

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