A consistent start to the season is edging Anthony McGill closer to a Masters debut.
The 26-year-old Scot is widely regarded as one of the most promising British talents around – a view which was heightened after winning two ranking events last season.
So far in this campaign, he’s reached the final of the Indian Open and a further three ranking event quarter-finals which has put him firmly in the mix to appear at Alexandra Palace in January.
“I’m in a good position and I’d like to get there because I’ve never played in it before,” he told The Sportsman.
“Many of snooker’s biggest and historical moments have come at the Masters and it’s a tournament where all the big players are.
“It’s reserved the for the real elite in the game and in a way it’s probably more prestigious than the World Championship because of that.”
McGill’s run of form has seen him move inside the world’s top 16 and also places him 9th on the one-year ranking list.
He said: “Consistency has never been one of my strong points, but I know how important it is.
“I don’t really rate myself as the very best but I know I’m capable of putting myself into the latter stages of tournaments around those kinds of players.”
When asked what he’s been doing differently this season, he said: “I couldn’t put my finger on anything that has particularly changed.
“I’ve been practising really hard as always, but I do believe that as you get older the better you become at snooker though.
“It’s not a physical sport like football so your peak years are probably in your mid-30s. If you can make very tiny improvements to your game every year and just keeping building your experience then I think you’ll progress.”
“Look at Mark Selby, he’s at that age and is probably as good as he’s ever been.”
McGill is next in action this week against Michael Holt in the first round of the English Open in Barnsley.
