With the 2009 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters around the corner, former Champion Raj Hundal insists he is hungry for more success. Hundal, 27, enjoyed the finest moment of his career to date in 2005 when he recovered from a 6-0 and 7-1 deficit against Rodney Morris in the final to lift the Masters trophy. He has not been in the event though for the last two seasons and Hundal is desperate to win the prestigious invitational tournament again. "In my mind, I'm going there to win this title," said Hundal, who is in intensive training for the competition which takes place from 8-10 May at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. "It would show I'm back and prove that the first victory I hadn't just got lucky. But you make your own luck when you play this game..." "Now that I represent India instead of the UK there is a lot more responsibility on my shoulders and I want to get the Indian youth involved in pool. To do that they need me to be a champion. India has never had a world-class player to represent them before but I've been going around the world and beating the best in the world. There is no top player that hasn't been beaten by me." "In the UK pool is not deemed to be a big sport but in Asia it's huge. When you go to Asia you're lucky to find a table free to play on." If Hundal triumphs against Appleton on Saturday, May 9 he will then play either five-time Masters Champion Ralf Souquet or Russian teenager Ruslan Chinakhov for a place in the semi-finals. However, Hundal is relieved the man he beat in the final is not around to gain revenge. "My main rival would have been Rodney Morris, but he's not in the competition," added Hundal. "I beat him, he beats me and it's always back and forwards. But defending champion Alex Pagulayan is another great player, while Mika is always a strong rival." To hear a recent podcast with Raj on World Band Media, CLICK HERE