And he played well that day two right it was the last 32 as well so both players were embedded into the tournament why coming through 4-2 arguably in terms of the name Trump is White’s best Victory last season he played very well to lead three nil
Not commentated on it and uh then it did get edgy I mean the last frame it was a bit of a fall over the line job but the fact is he got the job done Trump was disappointing I’m sure he’ll remember that match last season because he was Heavy favorite to
Win it but anyways play well so far play well in his first match he still justifiably the favorite not only in this match but in this group overall Head to Head wise white Trails Trump 4-1 wow that was so well queued that control to hold for black as well
Yeah I mean I don’t think Judd has been necessarily practicing every day since he lost at the crucible why would he but he looks sharp today so far we’ve seen in this tournament the really great players the likes of Mark Williams was one Karen Wilson you know the top players even if they
Haven’t been slaving away on the practice table it doesn’t seem to take long for them to find something they both played really well to win their groups and Trump has always supported this championship league in the various formats it’s had to tell what he likes playing in it’s a
Good way to tune up and it’s an opportunity of course to win a ranking title and speaking of which Trump won 23 in total so far our competition question so this is to win two tickets to the day Judd Trump plays at the champion of champions in Bolton in November
What was his first ranking title so what was Judge Trump’s first ranking title send your answers to the official Championship League Twitter account at CL snooker that’s at CL snooker and we will reveal the winner and the answer this evening it’s another tournament he likes isn’t it the championship maximum in the final
Last year against Ronnie O’Sullivan albeit in a losing cause yes and during the previous match Sue sir and Jimmy white matrium actually published the qualifying schedule for the champion of champions 31. the qualifying criteria that is and while white is looking good to play as the world sinniest champion he’s not guaranteed yet
No of course there’s some tournaments coming up as a couple of new tournaments as well or a returning tournament certainly the Wuhan open is a new tournament in China but of course Trump won the Masters so that’s one of the big tournaments so he’ll be there 39.
Played that great final didn’t he with Neil Robertson when there were eight centuries and then he did two years ago when the champion of champions he beat John Higgins in the final for a number of years Dave about 16 player field had to be augmented by players of the rankings
There weren’t 16 winners one of the reasons the likes of Judd Trump winning multiple tournaments I think there’s going to be 16 winners in the field this time maybe a few of them will miss out yes I mean when when Trump was winning those tournaments every season of course
That opened up places but uh it’s hard to keep doing that I think last season overall would have been a disappointment for him even though he did win The Masters which is a huge tournament obviously it’s formed sort of dipped a little after that it could have won the
World Grand Prix the following week probably should have done then the results were hard to come by and of course he did lose first round at The Crucible to Anthony McGill but all that’s gone he’s had the good 60 rest and you know he’ll be challenging again for
Silverware this season he starts at number four in the world now this is the crucial shot very nice angle off the blue is he a little concerned that if he hits the pink he might just knock in a red at the same time which would be potentially expensive
That’s why he played it slowly and ultimately that’s why he’s out of position Prime not over yet still 75 available and certainly after what happened here in that wsd classic losing to Jimmy white he’s not going to take any Liberties here Trump yeah there was value in the double
The way he played it so if you can roll this black in surely one nil to him that’s exactly what he’s done so he’s looking good here already in this group 74. he finished off against rhianne Evans with a century in his first match a little earlier but in terms of its
Compilation I think this break has been a little better excellent yeah I love to keep the break going just looking for a plant in the cluster surely not well it seems unfair when you’re that good but there you are yeah I mean it’s on another on another day you know he could have
The red running around the table it could have knocked a coloring or something but on a day like today when he’s playing well that red it glanced off the brown and went in the corner but he has Mr Brown so the break ends Swift 75 from Judd Trump Jimmy white
Stays in his seat so Trump already won a lot Thank you laughs foreign Foreign So far today played Four frames won four frames it leads Jimmy white here one nil in this clash of the entertaining left-handers from different eras I think sometimes and I think we saw this back after last season if things aren’t going well and before now of course they’ve gone really well
For Trump but if if you just start getting a couple of disappointing mistakes you’re not quite in the right frame of mind you had a very tough draw at The Crucible for getting McGill probably the toughest he could have had really in round one because one’s beaten
But just some things he was saying you know he wanted a break and all that stuff it didn’t didn’t auger too well for the world championship I think that’s what they term a good cue ball well Jimmy I’m sure we’ll think the snooker gods
I’ve got it in for me now after the what happened with that pink in that last match could easily have been left with something to go out here you know Dave I came in very early into the arena this morning got some stuff to write for snooker scene magazine I’ve got some
Research to do a couple of phone calls to make and in order to get to our work position you have to walk right past the practice tables it was maybe 25 past nine walked in heard some balls being potted I thought someone’s Keen it was Jimmy White
That’s what element Manor says he said you know 30 years ago you’d never see Jimmy in a practice room and now you never see him out of it incredible dedication he has but I did feel in that first match it was almost like he was too excited to be playing again
Seemed a bit anxious and maybe that contributed to the errors maybe now he’s had a match under his belt he will just calm down a bit and start to to play he’s played a good shot there he knows against Trump your safety’s got to be so good he’s such a phenomenal long Potter
I actually imparted a little bit of bad news for Jimmy because I was telling him that he looks okay for the champion of champions although there’s no guarantees and he was under the impression he was in I think he probably will be but he needs some repeat winners
Over the course of the first third of the season yeah and this event’s always wide open isn’t it this one you feel could be won by maybe someone who hasn’t won a tournament before but then again someone like Mark Williams or Karen Wilson who aren’t in the champion of champion you know they
Could win it now he has forced the error it’s just a question now what he has to go at a lot of Reds are covering one another yeah and also there’s a red run right on into bulk which just sort of stops the natural safety just playing down to bulk
So again that’s not really landed too good for Jimmy white really considering what he could have been left there taking this on I think to the green pocket yeah he was sort of forced into that and again Trump’s had a bit of running really to leave
White in an awkward spot where he felt he was forced into Target a pot on and of course naturally As Trump comes to the table he has a much easier starter one I really do hope the judge Trump has a really good season because he’s wonderful to watch he’s got star quality
And he plays the game in a very attractive manner eight he’s one of the unorthodox he cites the ball in his own unique way and I think he’s dependent on coordination and confidence maybe that wasn’t there last season but of course as confidence can go it can just as quickly come back
Yeah man he played really well didn’t in the invitation version of this season but obviously no crowds here maybe the minute his confidence sort of suffered and the fact that you know he’s expected to entertain people that’s one of the burdens if you like that’s been
Put on him just as Jimmy throughout his career has had that expectation the fact it wasn’t quite working maybe contributed to how he’s feeling 31. it did look at one stage like Community became world number one and was world champion of course like he had sort of conquered all but
The Old Guard the class in 92 just refused to go anywhere I mean just last year 2022 Trump got to the semis again at The Crucible and who were the other three Ronnie O’Sullivan Johnny into Mark Williams so by now he may have expected to have seen them up but they’re still there
Alongside the likes of Luca brasel and Mark Selby and Neil Robertson and the other key challenges to the major titles yes and of course someone who was regarded as a rival of Trump’s Karen Wilson I think he’s going to have a a good campaign as well now this is
Quite tricky easy to hit the far jaw here oh well played well played indeed one thing I think that’s very much in Trump’s favor he all seems to Excel on Russ on tables as you say in the invitation version of the championship league now he’s here with ranking points at
Stake and the champion of champions is also played on these tables 54. they’re very responsive very quick and I think they suit his game down to the ground for a first day back this is impressive stuff he’s had that little bit of little bit of running as well when he played the
The safety that looked like it might let Jimmy wine see it in the end he wasn’t left with anything easy at all 61. so this red and Snookers are required 68. only one at the moment without a color so we’d like to cut this black in loss of this Frame basically means that
Jimmy Watts eliminated 76 . 79 80. the race is on to a thousand centuries running a Sullivan of course has already got there it’s a three-way race between John Higgins Neil Robertson and Judd Trump he’s made 902 Robertson a few just a few fewer actually just 87 below 900 and John
Higgins about 9 40. so he’s the favorite but we’ll see who gets there well a few more tournaments this season I’ll tell you what if he starts to fire he could find the extra 98 in this campaign it’s an outside chance but not impossible did it before wasn’t he him
And Robertson both made us 100 centuries now to make one here he needs a trick shot not quite but 95 is a frame-winning break and Judd Trump firmly on top here leading Jimmy white by two frames to nil Laughs foreign Foreign Trump this is the final match in this session on table one and of course he’s already won three nil against Ryan Evans he’s leading Jimmy white here Jimmy lost three nil tissue sir and juicer placed Trump last on tonight but Trump could well go into that with the perfect record
Two nil to Jamie Clark in the second match on table two against Andy Lee the first was a 2-2 draw between Joe Perry and Stuart Carrington so Perry against Lee will be the final match I’m sure we will see plenty of that later well Jimmy White’s had a bit of a
Frustrating time of it let’s see if things can change here well that could have been a lot worse he flicked the red but he sent the cue ball back to bulk we’ll do the competition question again if you went with us earlier on this is for two tickets to the day Judd Trump
Plays his group at the champion of champions the tournament is the 13th to the 19th of November I’ve always had a touch here by the way he’s out of touch seems a little bit blessed today anyway the the competition question is should Trump’s 123 ranking titles which
Was the first of them so what was his first ranking title success send the answer to the official Championship League Twitter account at CL snooker that’s at CL snooker we’ll announce the winner this evening yeah two tickets for his group in the champion of champions
We don’t know when that will be but we do know it’s either Monday Tuesday Wednesday or Thursday of the week up in Bolton and they play the two semi-finals Friday and Saturday and the Grand Final on the Sunday could be logistically difficult for the organizers because the International Championship at an is yet
A known venue in China finishes the night before the champion of champion starts well that’s more like it and then again look what happened Trump’s getting some good luck the only elected white he’s getting his bad module it is day 13 of the BET Victor Championship League
I’ll tell you what E minor Fallen victim to the table there Judd Trump did in his first match this when you play them slowly has a tendency to go uphill and from White’s expression I think the thing did not his favorite ball we missed it of
Course to win the third frame extend the match earlier against user possibly could have got a draw there well this time he’s not been punished because this is the final week of the first stage so we’ve got the remaining sort of big hitters coming in Sean Murphy and Barry Hawkins are the two
Seeds tomorrow Dave Gilbert former winner on Thursday and see Gary Wilson and Ricky Walden on Friday and then next week we’re into stage two winners week all the group winners come back a week on Friday stage three ends in a knockout final I say ends of course last
Year Stuart Bingham and Ricky Walden we’re still playing a group match after the final granite comes to mind I could have done without that kiss on the yellow really yeah it’s a bit of an ordeal this today Jimmy white not getting the little energies that help Jimmy white seven
Looks a little dispirited to me I think this is the Paradox you know when he was at his best 30 years ago he would maybe accused of being a bit casual about the big occasions now even in a match you know which is a little low-key qualifier or hearing a group match he
Seems to put absolutely everything into it builds them up so that’s certainly the case in the first match I think builds them up so much and maybe that’s just uh putting him on edge a little bit tell you what Dave there’s some edgy snooker here yesterday boy both groups
Whole gamut of emotions were on display I was delighted for halty obviously coming in late he’s running a Sullivan with drawing well it was a remarkable journey to top the table you made a one three four break in his first match overcoming Scott Donaldson then he lost to Rod Lawler
And he genuinely thought he’d blown his chance you’re gonna face like thunder when I saw him backstage came out against Alfie burden early in the first frame he absolutely walloped a blue off the table that wreaked of frustration the burden missed the yellow in the opening frame halt cleared up
Burden missed the last Red down the side rail in the second frame halt cleared up and then Michael dominated the Third and that was good enough that was a nice little cluster to go into 60 who’s been a player you know judge Trump wants the balls
Out in the open early on he doesn’t want to be picking them off it’s always been his style hence the you know the amount of centuries he’s made another 900. because one thing’s for sure whether he’s the second player to get to a thousand or not we’ll we’ll see but
He’ll certainly be the youngest perhaps for some time 31. just a question then of whether we can now complete victory at this visit I’ll have a long break then until the last match against you sir be roughly I guess about eight o’clock tonight depending on how the matches are beforehand
Yesterday nap on sancom won his first two matches looked good in doing so not as good as this but pretty good and he had that lengthy weight that Dave has just described What followed was a high drama he just needed a draw against Mark Davis to top the group
The last three frames of that match were all decided on the black Davis was one nil down cleared up twice to go two one up but in the end the fourth frame fell to sankon by the narrowest possible margin 46 in front a couple more red should do it it’s been comprehensive
As the first match was against Rhian Evans it’s gonna be 55 over to you sir tonight to stop this man coming back next week pink then for the perfect start two three Nils for Judd Trump it’s a player who certainly enjoys himself away from the table but he’s
Very dedicated of course in the prime of his career to more success 62 as this new season gets underway referees don’t mind uh his matches do they Julian Bell here is barely broken sweat and it’s been very quick 70. so he made 95 in the last he didn’t
Get on the penultimate red to make the century but this looks a better chance 78. and being a veteran of the championship league Trump’s well aware that a big Century here could be very valuable indeed let’s just extrapolate if Zoo sir were to beat rhianne Evans three nil also
They’d be entirely level 86. but if Trump has already set the high break at a very high bar than a draw more than likely against zeuser would be enough 95. yeah he’s not looking at all rusty he’s played well and the second match in succession He’s Surely going to win the clinching frame
With a century good stuff here from Judge Trump so reverses the defeat he suffered to Jimmy white here at the Morningside in Leicester at the wsd classic a few months back seven pretty miserable session for Jimmy white 113 losing all six frames it’s the opposite for Trump who’s completed his second successive
Three-nil Victory 120 clearance to complete it so Judd Trump clearly the man to beat in this group he’s got a break of course until he comes back later this evening
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