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‘Still not happening for me’ – Judd Trump bemoans luck despite win over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in English Open

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Judd Trump believes he is still out of luck despite advancing to the quarter-finals of the English Open following a 4-2 victory over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.
Trump exacted some revenge on Un-Nooh, whom he lost 5-4 to on a re-spotted black in the last-eight of the Scottish Open earlier this month.

But the 2019 world champion still was not particularly pleased with his performance.

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“Thepchaiya has always been a brilliant player, but he’s just playing with a little bit more confidence at the moment,” reflected Trump in the Eurosport studio.

“Three or four long balls, he was just potting straight in the middle of the pocket.

“I was constantly under pressure from the get-go really. The first frame was important, and I managed to steal that one and get into the game. But I mean, his long potting was a lot better than mine was.

“He was creating his chances, he just wasn’t scoring maybe as heavy as he needed to.”

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Neal Foulds put it to him that his best performance of the night came away from the TV cameras when he defeated Fraser Patrick on Wednesday evening.

It’s an assessment Trump agreed with. “Yeah, by far. I felt the most confident from the get-go. I made a good break in the first frame and it settled me down.

“It’s just tricky playing Thepchaiya. You know your safety has got to be top class and rather than me concentrating on my own game, it’s always looking over your shoulder a little bit.

“There’s a lot of times he played terrible shots, terrible break-offs and got away with every single one. So, it’s still not quite happening for me on the luck side.

“He missed a few, got away with them. I’ve just got to keep battling. I didn’t play my best, but it is always tough to play your best against Thepchaiya. You’re on edge and it’s just about sort of getting the job done against him.”

Trump is joined by some of the game’s biggest hitters in the quarter-final, including Neil Robertson and Mark Williams, and the 31-year-old believes the cream is constantly rising to the top in the Home Nations series this year.

He said: “Yeah, I think, especially this season, the top players are really coming through every time. Even though it’s the best of sevens, they seem to have knuckled down. It’s constantly this season the same people over and over again. Mark Allen, playing amazing. Neil [Robertson], every time he seems to be in the semi-final.

“I think the standard has been brilliant in these tournaments so far this season and I’ve been pretty consistent in most of them and it’s nice to be involved again in the quarter-final stage. Hopefully, I can get past the quarter-finals for the first time.”

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