Stephen Hendry fears Judd Trump’s current lack of celebratory champagne may diminish his worry issue amongst rivals.
Trump, the world no.1 in snooker, has not tasted victory at a rating occasion within the 2025/26 season.
In reality, Trump has failed to succeed in the quarter-final stage throughout these tournaments.
Trump’s trophy drought gives trigger for concern given he scooped up the Saudi Arabia and Shanghai Masters in addition to the UK Championship within the 2024/25 marketing campaign.
The 36-year-old additionally reached the ultimate eventually season’s Xi’an Grand Prix, the Gamers Championship and the Northern Eire Open.
Though Hendry was reluctant to formally sound alarm bells, he conceded Trump’s barren run isn’t a place he’d wish to be in himself in the course of the newest episode of the Snooker Membership podcast.
Stephen Hendry’s verdict on Judd Trump’s performances this season
“If I used to be Judd… Judd won’t be worrying, but when I used to be Judd in his place as world primary I might be frightened as a result of he is not gained a match within the calendar 12 months,” Hendry stated.
“He is world primary and been so used to being an absolute serial winner the final three, 4, 5 years.
“If I used to be him, I might be frightened. I am not saying he’s, however I would not wish to be on this state of affairs.
“It simply places extra stress on the subsequent occasion and the subsequent occasion. It is simple to say, ‘I am certain he’ll come good as a result of he is world primary and he is so good.’
“However you possibly can’t actually keep nonetheless, you may go backwards as a result of there’s so many extra gamers there to take it off you.
“For me, it is worrying instances for Judd.”
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Hendry added: “When he begins to lose, different gamers begin to see that and so they’re not fairly as frightened getting into towards him, they are not fairly as intimidated.”
How Judd Trump can ‘get his mojo again’
Regardless of Trump’s woes on the baize this season, Hendry absolutely expects the 2019 world champion to reverse his fortunes and return to the winner’s circle.
“I am certain he’ll flip it round as a result of he is that good,” Hendry stated.
“He simply wants a run of two or three matches the place he wins them simply, wins them by taking part in actually good snooker, not scraping by them however profitable them convincingly.
“Then I feel he’ll get his mojo again.”
Trump’s subsequent alternative to not less than attain the quarter-final stage of a ranked match on Sunday on the Northern Eire Open.
The 36-year-old, who’s the third seed for the occasion, takes on Scotland’s Anthony McGill within the first spherical.