'Not the best loser' – Judd Trump questions Kyren Wilson as Shaun Murphy joke falls flat

Kyren Wilson called Shaun Murphy an "old man" and suggested chap snooker stars are jealous of him pursuing his decision successful the last of the Masters, with Judd Trump present reacting

Judd Trump called Kyren Wilson “not the champion loser” arsenic helium reacted to the Masters runner-up’s arguable post-match comments.

Wilson, who defeated Trump successful the semi-finals astatine Alexandra Palace, was beaten 10-7 by Shaun Murphy, who collected his archetypal Triple Crown title since winning the aforesaid tourney a decennary ago. After the final, Wilson raised eyebrows by calling Murphy, 42, an “old man” and saying “he needs this much than me”.

The world champion, 33, past suggested immoderate of his rivals were “envious” of his household portion earlier vowing to “consume truthful galore Jagerbombs contiguous and person the champion nighttime ever”.

Trump gave his instrumentality connected Wilson's bizarre comments arsenic helium returned to enactment astatine the Championship League this week, revealing they were a blistery taxable amongst his peers. Trump told the Metro: “I deliberation the archetypal happening everybody said astatine the Championship League was, ‘Did you ticker that?’

“I don’t deliberation helium peculiarly enactment himself successful bully light. I don’t cognize if it was a backstage joke, but it doesn’t look that galore radical took it that well, from what I’ve read.”

Trump acknowledged that, arsenic the runner-up successful a large tournament, it is tricky whether to beryllium brutally honorable oregon to play it harmless erstwhile addressing the media.

“I’ve done it successful the past. He astir apt means what helium says, you conscionable can’t truly accidental it. There’s a good enactment betwixt being honorable and trying to support everyone happy,” said satellite No.1 Trump.

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“Sometimes it’s amended to beryllium a small spot mendacious and accidental thing you don’t truly mean, conscionable suck it up to support everyone happy. It’s thing I’ve tried to learn, but it’s truthful difficult.

“If I consciousness similar I’m unlucky past I accidental it. If I conscionable consciousness similar I missed balls past I’ll accidental that. It’s important to accidental what you feel, you don’t privation everyone to crook into puppets. You privation immoderate instant reaction, you don’t privation to suffer the consciousness of players’ honesty.

“The ambiance astatine the Masters is not bully erstwhile you lose. I’ve not mislaid successful one, but can’t ideate it successful the final. I’ve experienced it astatine a fewer different tournaments and I deliberation that’s astir apt adjacent worse. There’s not that overmuch to work into it, helium was hurting a small bit, it’s bully to spot however overmuch it means to players.”