Kyren Wilson on Judd Trump rivalry, ’embarrassing’ injury and Luca Brecel confusion
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Kyren Wilson and Judd Trump will continue their growing rivalry in the semi-finals of the Masters on Saturday night after the world champion battled through a weird ankle injury to beat Luca Brecel. Wilson beat the Belgian Bullet 6-4 on Friday evening, playing in trainers after managing to sprain his ankle during his sleep.
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‘Agony. I was up at 5am, my ankle was throbbing,’ Wilson told Eurosport. ‘It was two nights ago after I played Zhang [Anda]. I was shattered. ‘In the hotel when they tuck the quilt into the mattress, I was just that tired I got in and fell asleep with my foot upright against the quilt and the pressure of that for 8 hours, I woke up and couldn’t walk!.
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‘It’s the worst story in the world to explain why you’ve got a bad ankle. It’s nothing cool. I fell asleep and woke up with a sprained ankle. It’s so embarrassing, but it’s the truth. I’ve hammered the Ibuprofen and Paracetamol all day.’.
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The Warrior was struggling with the pain but managed to knock in breaks of 71, 67, 64, 78 and 55 on his way to victory. The world champion did so despite having an issue with the brand of chalk used by Brecel, which very few players now still opt for outside of the Belgian and Ronnie O’Sullivan.
‘Obviously I’m trying to deal with Luca’s chalk. That’s the main thing for me tonight and I’m so proud of myself that it didn’t let it affect me,’ he said. ‘When you’re twisting the ball with side spin with he old chalk there’s every possibility you’re going to get a kick and I’m thinking that on the shot. That’s what it does to you.
