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Judd Trump has claimed young English snooker players aren’t prepared to “work as hard” as their Chinese counterparts. 

Speaking after Zhao Xintong’s World Championship win, he said: “I just think kids from the UK don’t want to work as hard. It is as simple as that.

“I don’t think they have less chances. I don’t think they want it as bad as some of the players over there.

“A lot of kids nowadays probably, their lifestyle is too luxurious. They want all the latest gadgets, and trainers and not willing to lock themselves in a room for 5-6 hours a day, which many of the Chinese players do.

“They are hungrier than them. That is my attitude. Apart from a couple of players, Stan Moody, is one of them, who looks like he wants it and works hard.

“But other than that, I don’t think the hunger is there to be honest. And you can see that when they play.”