This week, the Rocket has been covering the Welsh Open for Eurosport as a pundit, keeping a close eye on the action in Llandudno despite not being a participant.Jones surprised everyone by defeating Hossein Vafaei 4-2 in the final 32, and the world number one was keeping a close eye on the 30-year-old.Although Jones hasn’t exactly improved since making his World Championship debut last year, the Rocket believes the world number 43 will. Jones defeated Neil Robertson to get to the quarterfinals.
The seven-time world champion claimed that “he was one of my toughest matches this season.” “I was playing well when I played him in China, but he prevailed.” In the end, I prevailed in the match.”I don’t want to make fun of him, but I’ve played him and watched him up close today, and that’s how he plays,” the player said. “He played at the World Championships.”He is developing and gaining that self-assurance. He is unquestionably a top-16 player. He’s not shy and is more of an insular man, so if he gets one, I predict he’ll win a couple. He’ll want more as soon as he wins one.
One of the best young players in the game, Moody failed to reach even close to his peak performance against Dale. O’Sullivan believes that Moody needs to develop his ability to handle different kinds of pressure.
Whether the Rocket was making fun of him or not, Jones made a comeback to compete in his round of 16 on Thursday night, where he was defeated 4-0 by seasoned player Dominic Dale.
During his fantastic day in Wales, the 52-year-old defeated teenage prodigy Stan Moody in the afternoon session, guaranteeing a quarterfinal spot between the two wins.
