Judd Trump vs Neil Robertson - Who's A game is better?
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SnookerFan wrote:Out of interest, how many people would've said Judd before The Crucible had started?
Badsnookerplayer wrote:Best I have seen him play
Iranu wrote:Badsnookerplayer wrote:Best I have seen him play
If that’s the case then perhaps we need to reassess what Judd’s A Game is and that would be a fair explanation for why more are choosing Judd than would have prior to the Worlds?
Ash147 wrote:Iranu wrote:Badsnookerplayer wrote:Best I have seen him play
If that’s the case then perhaps we need to reassess what Judd’s A Game is and that would be a fair explanation for why more are choosing Judd than would have prior to the Worlds?
The two best performances I've seen from Judd have both come this season. I've seen him play some great stuff before, but the way he played in the finals of the Masters and the Worlds was just a different level. Those two performances are better than anything I've seen from Robertson.
Iranu wrote:Badsnookerplayer wrote:Best I have seen him play
If that’s the case then perhaps we need to reassess what Judd’s A Game is and that would be a fair explanation for why more are choosing Judd than would have prior to the Worlds?
Sickpotter wrote:Personally I don't think the final was as special as the pundits would have us believe.
If it wasn't for the one session he whitewashed John the match would've far closer. Has anyone else ever whitewashed an opponent in a final session? Absolutely so I don't really agree with the hype surrounding the match..
I'd go with Robertson for best A game but to be fair that's due to past consistency. Should Judd go on to show consistent A game performances like the final I'd switch but ATM feel it's Robertson.
Badsnookerplayer wrote:Both have superb cue-power.
Judd has better safety IMO.
Judd is now better tactically IMO
vodkadiet1 wrote:Watch out for a Belgian kid! He will be better than them all!
He even had a record made about him (although his name was misspelled)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZt7J0iaUD0
Badsnookerplayer wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Watch out for a Belgian kid! He will be better than them all!
He even had a record made about him (although his name was misspelled)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZt7J0iaUD0
Little Ben Mertens??
SnookerFan wrote:Out of interest, how many people would've said Judd before The Crucible had started?
Wildey wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Out of interest, how many people would've said Judd before The Crucible had started?
Exactly. It's all knee Jerk one Tournament doesent make a career. Judd has to now back it up as World Champion.
Wildey wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Out of interest, how many people would've said Judd before The Crucible had started?
Exactly. It's all knee Jerk one Tournament doesent make a career. Judd has to now back it up as World Champion.
Wildey wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Out of interest, how many people would've said Judd before The Crucible had started?
Exactly. It's all knee Jerk one Tournament doesent make a career. Judd has to now back it up as World Champion.
Wildey wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Out of interest, how many people would've said Judd before The Crucible had started?
Exactly. It's all knee Jerk one Tournament doesent make a career. Judd has to now back it up as World Champion.
Pink Ball wrote:Wildey wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Out of interest, how many people would've said Judd before The Crucible had started?
Exactly. It's all knee Jerk one Tournament doesent make a career. Judd has to now back it up as World Champion.
I agree and disagree, if you follow.
I thought Trump was really good this season. But I wasn’t convinced his play had improved dramatically. I just think that mentally his approach was entirely different. He became far better at treating lower-ranked players with respect and, for the most part, started putting them all away. That alone was his biggest issue for years. And, when he sorted that, it gave him confidence, and he also improved his win ratio against top players, which was already very good. Even in the Masters final, I didn’t see anything I hadn’t seen already.
The world final and patches beforehand were different. It was largely more of the same before the final. He had some bang-average sessions. But he found an extra gear whenever it was required, something I hadn’t seen from him before. He produced two sessions — his last session against Ding and first session against Maguire — that I felt were probably better than anything I’d seen from him before.
Then the final came, and he produced what I think could well be the best snooker I’ve ever seen across an entire World Final. He was stunning.
That was only one match and a few sessions before that. But the final was over 27 frames, a very long distance, too long to ignore. It was better than anything I’ve seen Robertson provide, who has also had some outstanding performances.
I’ve seen Trump’s A-game and believe it’s better than Robertson’s.