Judd Trump feels there are two reasons behind his recent dip in results, but feels it is only a matter of time before things turn round.

Trump is still the world number one and will go into the UK Championship next month as the defending champion, so this sticky patch is hardly the stickiest, but he has become accustomed to his career being a completely stickiness-free zone.

It is coming up to year without a tournament win for the Ace, which is a lengthy drought by his standards.

The 36-year-old admits that confidence levels have dropped a touch in that time, which he feels is behind his lack of silverware, hand-in-hand with a new cue.

Trump has only had his new stick for a month having used the previous one for seven years, so it is taking some getting used to.

He is still winning ga

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