The snooker world champion temporarily withdrew, for unknown reasons, causing heated discussions, and the list of substitutes was announced
On February 7, 2024, the World Taiwan Federation officially announced that world champion Trump temporarily abstained and decided to withdraw from the Welsh Open, but the specific reason is unknown, which caused heated discussions among fans outside the world, which made people feel sudden, and local player Doon Jones was lucky to come off the bench.
As a leader in the field of snooker, Trump has been famous for a long time, ranking 2nd in the world, second only to O'Sullivan, and Selby, Robertson, Shaun Murphy, Ding Junhui and called the 80 Five Tigers, he has already completed the Grand Slam, won the coveted World Championships, and has maintained a high level for a long time, this season is extremely efficient, seven finals and won 4 crowns and 3 runners-up.
Last year, Trump won three consecutive back-to-back titles, the English Open reversed Zhang Anda 9-7, the Wuhan Open defeated Carter 10-7, the Northern Ireland Open defeated Chris Wakelin 9-3, and two runners-up, lost to Hawkins at the European Masters, lost to Mark Allen in the crown, and won the German Masters 10-5 victory over Si Jiahui this year, and lost to O'Sullivan at the World Grand Prix to win the runner-up.
According to the regulations of the local series, seeded players need to start from the postponed qualifiers, and the top 16 players will appear in the main stage, and now Trump's withdrawal is indeed sudden, you must know that he is basically a must report at every stop this season, and rarely takes the initiative to abstain from giving up qualifications, O'Sullivan has no plans for the time being, after all, he has a long rest after winning the championship, and he needs to play to warm up and find a feeling.
With a single-season ranking, Trump locked in the Players Championship in advance, whether to participate in the Welsh Open or not, is not particularly important to him, and has been frequently registered recently, it is difficult to maintain the state of continuous rotation, in response to this situation, it is normal for Trump to withdraw, although the World Taiwan Federation did not announce the specific reason, but in the eyes of fans, this period of time is indeed a little nervous.
The original arrangement was to postpone the qualifying tournament Trump against Highfield, and now it is replaced by Duane Jones as a substitute, and the others remain the same as the previous signing, Duane Jones has reached the semi-finals of the ranking tournament and has had his own highlight moments, but the overall results are relatively mediocre, and even lost professional qualifications, many fans regret the retirement, and hope to see Trump's wonderful performance.
It is worth mentioning that after the end of the Welsh Open, the top 16 players in a single season directly qualified for the Players Championship, and at present, Chinese players Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda are confirmed to be shortlisted, Si Jiahui and Cao Yupeng still have a chance to fight, as for Zhou Yuelong, although he is temporarily ranked 15th, but the Welsh Open did not play well, and the qualifying round lost the initiative, and the next can only rely on luck.