Future Number 1's

I said in my last Blog about the Qualifying stages having some top young players and future champions, well here they are:

Judd Trump: Judd (pictured) is currently the youngest person to hit a competitive 147 at 14 years of age. This season he has qualified for the Northern Ireland Trophy and Shanghai (He is currently playing Stephen Lee for a place at the Grand Prix). He reached the First Round at the Crucible in 2007 but failed to qualify last year after losing 9-10 to Joe Swail.

Jamie Cope: Hailed as the absolute next big thing, the only player to have hit a 155 Break turned 23 just 2 weeks ago. He reached the final of the 2007 China Open and Grand Prix but lost out to Neil Robertson and Graeme Dott. Last season he reached the Quarter-Finals of the UK Championships before finding The Rocket at his best. He qualified for the Worlds but lost 10-9 to Peter Ebdon despite having chances. 

Mark Allen: Northern Ireland's big prospect is in the Top 16 for the first time and is looking like he can win titles. He ended last season with a disappointing  10-9 defeat to Stephen Hendry. He led 9-7 but missed so many chances to win. This is the one problem he has, to finish off matches. At Northern Ireland this year he led Dominic Dale 4-1 but only just squeezed past 5-4. If he can turn this around, he has a bright future ahead of him

Me: (Actually, Nah!)