‘I’ve got that burden off my back’ – Kyren Wilson reveals why he plans to play in EVERY snooker tournament

KYREN WILSON plans to play in every tournament unlike Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump to install a “fear factor” in his rivals.

The Warrior lifted a third ranking title this season following a 10-9 victory over Barry Hawkins in Sunday's German Masters final, which finished past midnight local time.

Wilson, 33, has improved since his maiden Crucible success in May and is not looking to skip any tournaments this year like the Rocket or Juddernaut often do.

The world champion – who earned £100,000 for the victory in Germany – said: “I’m just riding the crest of a wave.

“I wanted to make the most of winning the world championship and kick-on and try to win more and more and more.

“I have got such an air of confidence about me now. It’s been an incredible season so far.

“I have been close in the two Triple Crown events since becoming world champion – semis in the UK Championship and final of the Masters.

“It’s so hard to have a break when you feel like you can go to any event and win it.

“I’d be gutted to sit at home and see one of my opponents win an event and think: Why am I not there myself?’

“If you take your foot off the gas, you can quite easily go missing for a long period of time.

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“So I think it’s important to keep grinding, keep going and the more you win, the more of a force you become – and install that fear factor into people if you keep turning up and winning.”

To illustrate his commitment to the schedule, Wilson is set to play six times over the next two days – Tuesday and Wednesday – in the behind-closed-doors Championship League in Leicester.

It means more time away from his Kettering home but he feels it is worth it to build on what he did last year in South Yorkshire.

The father-of-two said: “You have to be ruthless. You have to be quite selfish and it’s very hard to do that with a young family.

“My kids barely see me. I’m here, there and everywhere, but at the same time you have to look at the positives.

“There are more opportunities, more chances to win. New destinations to go and visit. I’m trying to thrive off it.

“It’s just that inner belief. I’ve got that burden off my back of being a potential world champion.

“It’s all well and good people saying you can do it, but until you have done it you’ve got so much pressure on your shoulders.

“Now that’s gone, I’m just embracing life and embracing my career and I’m loving being a snooker player.”

Wilson had a dramatic buzz cut before flying to Berlin last month but despite potting in a hair-raising final that went to a 19th frame, he is not going to turn future trims into a superstition before his next appearances.

He laughed: “It’s growing now. I’m to start run through my fingers through it. Hopefully at the next event it won’t be so drastic.”