James Wade believes he has ‘let himself down’ by not adding to his trophy haul (Image: GETTY)
has conceded that he will only have himself to blame if he finishes his career without adding to his tally of major titles.
The man from Surrey has enjoyed a strong start to his ProTour campaign, having reached the quarter-finals of the Players Championship 4 earlier this month.
However, he was left off the line-up for the third successive year and has not gone past the second round at the since 2021/22.
Wade, who counts the World Matchplay and among his 10 major titles, has admitted that he will be disappointed if he fails to add to his trophy cabinet before the end of his career.
Wade has struggled to impress at the biggest tournaments in recent years (Image: GETTY)
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Speaking on the podcast, he said: “I still know that I’m good enough for a top-eight player, more than good enough. Other people might not think that, but that’s how I feel and that’s how I know I am.
“It’s not something I’m relishing, not something I’m going to enjoy, but I need to get back up there for my own sanity, I think, because I believe I should be there. I feel like I’ve let myself down by being in the positions I’ve put myself in.
“I’ve won more tournaments than most and not many people know that. I’ve done myself an injustice, how I’ve conducted myself at times and that’s my own fault.
“That’s not a legacy that’s celebrated as it would be if it was other players that have not won as much but have got more. I need to do it, for personal reasons. I know where I should be.
“If I finish up the game where I am now, that would be a failure in my eyes. I know I can still win TV titles. I know what I can do and I know what I’m capable of. I don’t have to be at my very best to do that, but the timing’s got to be right.
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“I’ve just got to be in the right place at the right time for myself and then hopefully that I can get myself up for the rankings, where the early doors and the draws are a little bit kinder to me.”
Wade is regarded as one of the unsung heroes of his era, having reached the semi-finals of at least one TV major every year since 2005.
He has openly struggled with his mental health throughout his career and recently told that keeping a ‘straight head’ can be a difficult task compared to his rivals.
“I can be on stage and not interested,” said Wade, who has been diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder. “I can be before the game and not interested, but on the very rare occasion, I can be super interested and properly in it.
“Sometimes I look for that feeling and when it’s not there, I just think: ‘Oh well, sod it’. If my mind isn’t there, there’s nothing I can do about it.
“I’d love to say I can switch my mind on and off, but I can’t. My whole life is like that. I do things that I know will really p*** my wife off and will really annoy her. I know it will, but I can’t stop myself and it is what it is.”