Neil Robertson relieved to make return to competitive snooker, despite Championship League exit
Robertson: "I am perfectly happy to experiment and adjust to how we are going to be moving forward over the next couple of months"
Last Updated: 08/06/20 12:58pm
Neil Robertson expressed his relief at finally being able to return to a competitive snooker table despite crashing out of the Championship League in Milton Keynes.
The former world champion lost his opening match 3-1 to world No 83 Ashley Carty, and was eliminated from the tournament after drawing his subsequent game 2-2 with Ken Doherty.
Robertson admitted the event, which is being played behind closed doors amid strict social distancing protocols, presents motivational issues despite the long break from competition.
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Robertson said: "It would be very strange to play in this format for an actual [bigger] event, so that's where the adjustment is going to take place.
"But playing in this I am perfectly happy to experiment and adjust to how we are going to be moving forward over the next couple of months.
"Probably under normal circumstances one month into the season I would have won the first three frames pretty comfortably. There's a little bit of rustiness but it's just about getting used to the feeling of how it is."
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