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World Championship semi-finalist Jak Jones says disapproval connected societal media only “motivates” him to execute moreover better.
The world number 44 has beaten Zhang Anda, Si Jiahui and Judd Trump connected his measurement to nan past 4 but has attracted antagonistic comments for his style of play.
Jones, who is aiming to go nan first qualifier to triumph nan world title since Shaun Murphy successful 2005, said: “I americium not nan first personification to person it, each subordinate gets it.
“I for illustration seeing worldly for illustration that arsenic overmuch arsenic bully things. It benignant of motivates me.”
The Welshman, 30, reached nan quarter-finals connected his Crucible debut 12 months agone and is featuring successful only nan 2nd semi-final of his career.
His calm demeanour, methodical style and superb information play has underpinned different good tally successful Sheffield.
Australia’s 2010 world champion Neil Robertson told BBC Sport that Jones is among “the apical 5 information players successful nan world”, and “it is not his responsibility that he knocks different players retired of their rhythm”.
However, against world number 2 Trump, he besides compiled 7 half hundreds of years and 2 period breaks - vastly superior to nan Englishman who began pinch a awesome 110 but past constructed conscionable 2 half-century breaks thereafter.
And he feels attacks astir his mode aliases crippled are wholly unwarranted.
“I saw 1 comment, good a fewer that weren’t very nice,” Jones added:
“I cognize each subordinate gets it truthful I conscionable put it connected there. I astir apt shouldn’t person done it but it’s group sitting astatine location penning worldly connected societal media, slagging group off.
"I deliberation I vanished nan 2nd convention pinch a faster changeable clip than him [Trump].”
