Defending champion Neil Robertson desperate to retain World Snooker Championship title
The defending champion, Neil Robertson of Australia is determined to retain his world snooker championship title for his country, as he is the only Australian to have grabbed the world snooker title
at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
Although no first-time world championship winner has ever retained the title at the Crucible, records are made to be broken and Robertson surely has the tendency to break a few. He though, has to
perform outstandingly from the first match, which would be a tough test since he has been drawn with the Bank of Beijing China Open 2011 winner, Judd Trump, in his first match.
The former Welsh Open champion, Robertson, also looks at Judd Rump as a future Crucible champion as he showed a great deal of snooker brilliance throughout the current China Open, beating big names
quite easily. The 21-year-old Bristolian edged past former world champions, Shaun Murphy and Peter Ebdon, before defeating Mark Selby 10-8 in the final.
Neil Robertson has great respect for Trump and believes that his opponent is the future of the game. According to Robertson, Trump has got all the right skills and the motivation required to be a
world champion. Robertson also predicted Trump to be bagging many more trophies, as the latter won his first title just at the age of 21, while Robertson achieved the same feat at 24.
On record, many first-time winners of the world title, like Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry, have failed to retain it in the next championship, and have crashed out of the championship in their very
first match.
Though trump entered as a qualifier, he has the capability to stun his opponent with his terrific potting techniques. On the other hand, Robertson must be looking forward for a tough contest and preparing
his cue for the battle, relishing the moment of being called the defending champion at the Crucible.
Both players have performed well in the 2010-11 season, however, Judd Trump slightly edges past Robertson in terms of overall wins and win percentage. Robertson has grabbed 23 match wins out of 38
with a winning rate of 60.5 percent, while Trump holds 42 wins out of 59 and a winning ratio of 71.2 percent. Statistically, the odds are favouring Judd Trump, and after watching his performance in the China Open, it seems quite possible that the Ace will
give Robertson a run for his money.
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