Wilson Stuns World Champion Trump, Selby Downs Robertson
Muhammad Rameez Published August 11, 2020 | 10:50 PM
London, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Aug, 2020 ) :Judd Trump suffered a shock exit from the World Snooker Championship as the title holder crashed to a 13-9 quarter-final defeat against Kyren Wilson on Tuesday.
Trump became the last victim of the so-called 'Crucible Curse' which has seen 18 first-time winners of the world title fail to retain the crown since the event moved to the Sheffield venue in 1977.
Trump trailed 10-6 from Monday's opening session and fired three breaks over 50 in the first four frames on Tuesday to reduce the deficit to just two.
But eighth seed Wilson moved one frame from victory after winning the 21st frame in two visits.
He seized on a missed long red by Trump to round off victory in style with a break of 104.
"I think if Kyren plays like that he will be very tough to stop. His long potting was brilliant over all three sessions and he is my pick to go on and win the title," Trump said.
"I think it would be brilliant for the game if I can have someone of my own age group to compete against for the next 10 or 15 years." Wilson added: "I'm striving to get there and Judd's already made it. For me to get there now I have got to beat the likes of Judd.
" Mark Selby admitted he had doubted whether he would ever return to the latter stages at the Crucible after completing a 12-7 win over Australia's Neil Robertson to book his place in the semi-finals for the sixth time.
Selby suffered a crisis of confidence in the wake of his third world title win in 2017, losing his world number one ranking as he won just two tournaments in the following two years.
But the 37-year-old believes the manner of his win over fellow former champion Robertson indicates he is back to somewhere approaching his best.
"Over the last 12 to 18 months I was questioning myself. I had got so used to winning tournaments then when I wasn't winning tournaments it became very damaging to my confidence," Selby said.
"I was happy with my performance against Neil. I felt if I got a chance I could score, and my safety play was back up with how it was a few years ago."Trailing 11-5 overnight, Robertson was unable to climb out of the hole and he said: "It was a really tough game and apart from three or four frames in the match, every frame came down to the final few reds or the colours.
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