‘I deserve to be in the Premier League’published at 22:57 GMT
22:57 GMT
Result: Bunting 6-2 Van Veen
More from Stephen Bunting speaking to Sky Sports: “Every time I step up, no matter if I’m playing in the main tour or the worlds, I believe I’m one of the hardest players to beat, but people find a way, I always seem to lose to the winner!
“I’ve come off social media, I’ve got a great team behind me, I’m not looking at the negatives, just the positives. I had hypnotherapy this morning at 8am.
“I do believe I am one of the best players in the world, I deserve to be in the Premier League.
“Everyone was writing me off, people saying I should not be in it, but I know how hard I work behind the scenes. I’m the only player who has a one-year old son at home. I’ve got to juggle family life.”