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Gary Wilson's World Snooker Championship defeat against Judd Trump left him feeling 'depressed', the Crucible star revealed. Wilson had flown out of the blocks against the world No.1 and led 4-1 after just five frames.

A stunning comeback from Trump saw him win five frames on the spin and enter the interval as the unlikely leader at 5-4 up. It was a similar story in the second session, as Trump took five of the six frames to cruise through to the second round, while leaving Wilson reeling at the same time.

The Englishman didn't hold back during his post-match debrief, with Wilson telling the BBC: "It's just constant disappointment. I am, and always have been since the age of 13, a better player than this. It's a constant struggle. The yips are getting worse and I'm just riding through it.

"People are being really naive if I'm being totally honest. People who know snooker are watching going 'you're doing good there, missing all the bad shots, the really snatchy ones and not seeing anything a normal good player would notice'. So that's even frustrating because nobody is even seeing what I'm showing them."

The 40-year-old is currently ranked 27th in the world, with his highest career ranking having been 10th just two years earlier. Wilson continued to bemoan the fine margins and insisted it was beginning to take a toll on him.

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He added: "I'm just riding it out. I'm playing okay at time but masking the problems to be totally honest. It's just debilitating at times. Towards the end there you lose a bit of heart and it's not composure. I get that nonsense from commentators as well. It's honestly not composure, it's a little bit of heart and bit of sort of embarrassment when you know you're playing worse at the end of the match than you were at the start.

"I just wish I had a game like I used to have and could come to these tournaments to enjoy it and compete. I'm still sort of competing which is the sad thing. What do you do? There's not a lot you can do. But my game is just letting me down. It's depressing more the years go on."

Trump's victory has seen him progress to the second round, with the 2019 world champion set to face either Si Jiahui or Hossein Vafaei in the last-16.