October 5th 2023.
Judd Trump has been struggling to regain his previous form and confidence. The 34-year-old snooker player enjoyed his peak during the 2019/20 season when he won a record six ranking events and held the title of reigning world champion.
Since then, he has still been performing well, reaching the Crucible final last year and winning the Masters at the start of 2023, but it has been much tougher for Trump to take home trophies lately.
Talking to The Agency at this week's English Open, Trump admitted that his confidence is not what it was, but he feels he is getting close. He claims there is nothing wrong with his game, but it is an elusive bit of belief that he is missing as he bids to return to the top of the mountain.
Trump has only lost three matches so far this season, to Hawkins in Germany, Selby at the Shanghai Masters and surprisingly to Hammad Miah in the opening round of the British Open. He believes that those close, tricky matches are the ones he needs to get through if he wants to regain confidence.
The world number five is also dealing with a couple of equipment issues, which isn't helping his confidence levels. He is having concerns over his tip and doubts over his chalk after switching to Taom last season.
Trump is now into the last 16 at the English Open where he plays Yuan Sijun on Thursday evening. He is hoping to win the event for a second time this week, but needs to cut out the little mistakes and really believe under the utmost pressure if he wants to dominate the season.
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