Judd Trump has called out his fellow professionals on the World Snooker Tour by insisting none of them put in the necessary work to become the best in the game.
The 2019 world champion has found form at the UK Championship this week and impressed against Anda Zhang in the quarter-final.
Trump felt his performance was a result of the work he had put in on the practice table.
And he went on to accuse some of his rivals on tour of not doing enough behind the scenes to realise their full potential.
Speaking on the BBC, he said: “I put the hard work in, everyone else is looking for some quick fix.
Judd Trump is through to the final
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“Some players aren’t willing to put the long hours in and to get to the top you have to do that.
“I do need to pace myself sometimes, but I still know after this tournament finishes, whether I win or lose, I have to get back on the practice table.”
Trump progressed to face Kyren Wilson in a highly-anticipated semi-final clash.
The reigning world champion defeated Trump at both the Xi’an Grand Prix and Northern Ireland Open earlier this campaign.
But it was Trump who came out on top on this occasion with a thumping 6-2 victory.
The 35-year-old was concerned that he was heading for a third-straight defeat to Wilson after going 2-0 down, but was delighted to pull off the comeback.
“Anything that’s happened in the past, I just try to get out of my head,” Trump said.
“You can’t be going in thinking you’ve lost the last two times, you’ve got no hope of winning otherwise.
“It was a bit of a sticky start and I was thinking ‘here we go again’, but after that I managed to drag him down and I was able to come out the other side.”
Judd Trump’s remark came after his win over Anda Zhang
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It’s only the fourth time Trump has reached the UK Championship final with his only victory coming back in 2011, but he clearly feels his runner-up finishes in 2014 and 2020 is deserving of more praise.
“Every trophy is on my hit list,” he added.
“I want to win every single event I play. It’s difficult because I feel my record in Triple Crowns is actually pretty good.
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Judd Trump defeated Kyren Wilson to reach the final
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“I’ve reached loads of finals and semi-finals. The difference between winning in a final and losing, I think you get forgotten about.
“When you’ve only won one out of three or four finals like I have, you kind of feel like you’ve been involved in a lot but [haven’t had the praise you deserve].
“That final game is so important because you just get forgotten about if you don’t win it and it’s important to try and get it over the line.”
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