Aspinall on pressure after opening win against Baggish: ‘I wanted to show everyone that I belong in the elite players of the sport’

Nathan Aspinall is one year on from his remarkable rise up the ranks which saw him reach the latter stages at the World Championship.

Aspinall faced Danny Baggish who won the first set to cast the doubts in the Stockport ace’s mind.

From there though, ‘The Asp’ won through and he admitted afterwards the pressure got to him and that he got embroiled in a contest like that as a result but that it won’t happen again.

"I was so nervous and desperate to win, I've never felt like I did at the end of that match," Aspinall admitted.

"I've come from nowhere to a top 16 player in 12 months so there was a lot of pressure on my shoulders.

"Maybe I put too much pressure on myself, but I wanted to show everyone that I belong in the elite players of the sport.

"I won't play like that again, I will relax now and hopefully we will see a better performance against Krzysztof, who is a top player."

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