World number one Judd Trump has disthink abouted the $1 million bonus on give for making snooker’s first-ever 167 fracture at this week’s Riyadh Season Championship, claiming the prize isn’t enough to create him concentrate on achieving it.
However, Ronnie O’Sullivan has thrown his help behind the Saudi innovation and is doing his best to become the first triumphner.
“If it was $10million I’d go all out for it. $1million is a lot of money, but it wouldn’t reassociate change my life at the moment,” Trump said ahead of the Saudi Arabia event.
The top-ranked take parter insisted he would rather concentrate on triumphning sketchs and the tournament than achieve hazards pursuing the historic fracture.
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump have separateent sees on the $1million ‘167’ bonus
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“I’d finishelight the triumphning a lot more,” Trump includeed, proposeing other take parters might be more interested in chasing the excitement.
The creative gelderlyen ball concept at the Riyadh Championship gives take parters a chance to create history by achieving snooker’s first 167 fracture.
The gelderlyen ball, worth 20 points, can only be tryed after completing a highest 147 fracture.
The prosperous take parter would pocket $1 million (£786,650) for the unpwithdrawnted accomplishment.
The tournament, which commences on Wednesday, begins this one-of-a-kind scoring opportunity to the sport’s elite take parters.
“The first one is going to be one-of-a-kind,” Trump acunderstandledged. “You can’t achieve anyleang away from someone who does it down the line, but that first one is always going to be reassembleed.”
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In stark contrast to Trump’s stance, Ronnie O’Sullivan has been actively preparing for the gelderlyen ball contest.
“I’ve tried potting the bdeficiency and going up to the baulk cushion to get the gelderlyen ball,” O’Sullivan uncovered.
“I’ve rehearsed a scant of them shots becainclude clearly if you get the chance you want to give yourself a excellent chance of getting that last ball.”
The ‘Rocket’ remains cautious about the enjoylihood of success, however.
“It’s a huge ask,” he said. “I’m certain someone will have an opportunity to get it.”
O’Sullivan highweightlessed the unpwithdrawnted nature of the prize, noting: “Big prize. $1m. No one’s ever won a prize enjoy that in snooker ever before.”
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Ronnie O’Sullivan has confessted it is a ‘huge ask’ to triumph the Saudi bonus
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Former world champion Ken Doherty transmited selectimism about the possibility of witnessing a 167 fracture at the tournament.
“If somebody triumphs that gelderlyen ball prize, that would be amazing, what a Christmas conshort-term that would be!” Doherty telderly Metro.
He apshows the presence of the world’s top 10 take parters incrrelieves the enjoylihood of success.
“The 147 always has a excellent chance, with the enjoys of Ronnie and Judd, the best take parters in the world they’ve always got a chance of the 147,” he said.
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Judd Trump said the bonus would not change his life much
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Doherty includeed that the substantial prize money would encourage take parters to try the feat: “I leank with the pot of gelderly paincludeing for them, once they’ve potted one or two reds and bdeficiencys it will be on their mind.”
Despite his reluctance to chase the $1 million bonus, Trump acunderstandledged the historic significance of achieving snooker’s first 167 fracture.
“The first one is going to be one-of-a-kind,” he said. “It will be some history and create some grave headlines.”
The tournament commences Wednesday with the world’s elite take parters splitd on their approach to the gelderlyen ball contest.
While Trump persists his concentrate on tournament triumph, others enjoy O’Sullivan and Doherty see the potential for making history with the unpwithdrawnted fracture.
The stage is set for what could be a defining moment in snooker, whether Trump joins in the chase or not.
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