He might be world champion, but Kyren Wilson still has a way to go before at an elite level - according to a rival.Matthew Selt, who will play the world champ at the World Grand Prix in March, made the brutal call but admitted this his outspoken nature could come back to bite him when the pair face each other.
Wilson bounced back from a shock Masters final defeat to Shaun Murphy to lift the German Masters, but then was dumped out of the Welsh Open by Joe O'Connor at the second roundMark Selby went on to win the tournament, whilst world No.1 Judd Trump chose not to compete as he fully focuses for a tilt at Crucible glory in May - and Selt believes the two stand in a class of their own.
Above even Wilson, he told the Snooker Club podcast: "Unfortunately I talk as honestly as I can, and that’s my biggest downfall in life. "But Kyren isn’t in the same bracket for me as a Trump or a Selby.
And I’m playing Kyren in Hong Kong, and it will be a privilege to play the world champion. He’s a great player, a phenomenal player.
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