Judd Trump
Trump at the 2015 World Championship | |
| Born | 20 August 1989 Whitchurch, Bristol, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country | England |
| Nickname | The Ace in the Pack[1] |
| Professional | 2005–present |
| Highest ranking | 1 (November–December 2012, February–March 2013, August 2019 – August 2021, October–November 2021, August 2024 – present) |
| Current ranking | 1 (as of 2 September 2025) |
| Maximum breaks | 8 |
| Century breaks | 1,102 (as of 18 September 2025) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 30 |
| Minor-ranking | 4 |
| World Champion | 2019 |
Judd Trump (born 20 August 1989)[2] is an English professional snooker player who is a former world champion and the current world number one. He is in fourth place on the list of all-time ranking event winners, having won 30 ranking titles. He has also won five Triple Crown titles.
He reached the World Under-21 Championship semi-finals aged 14, Trump turned professional in 2005. He won his maiden ranking title at the 2011 China Open, was runner-up to John Higgins at the 2011 World Snooker Championship, and captured his first Triple Crown title at the 2011 UK Championship.[3] In the 2018–19 season, he completed his career Triple Crown by winning both the Masters and World Championship, and became the first player to win over £1 million in prize money in a single season.[4]
In the 2019–20 season, he won six ranking events, setting a new record for the most ranking titles in a single season.[5].[6] He was awarded an MBE in 2022.[7][8] During the 2024–25 season, he won total prize money of £1,680,600, setting a new record for the most prize money in a single season.[9] He was inducted into the Snooker Hall of Fame in 2021.[10][11]
Trump made his 1,000th century break in professional competition at the 2024 British Open, becoming the third player, after O'Sullivan and Higgins, to reach this milestone.[12] He holds the record for the most century breaks in a single season, having made 107 in the 2024–25 season.[13] Trump and Neil Robertson, who made 103 centuries in the 2013–14 season, are the only players to have achieved 100 or more century breaks in one season; Trump is the only player to have accomplished the feat twice. He has made eight maximum breaks in his career.[14][15][16]
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- ^ "Players – Judd Trump". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Has Trump's talent matched his title haul?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Judd Trump's record-breaking prize money after Snooker World Championship win". Metro. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Gibraltar Open: Judd Trump wins sixth ranking title of season". BBC Sport. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Gibraltar Open: Judd Trump win his fifth ranking title of the season". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Judd Trump holds off Mark Williams to win his second Masters title". the Guardian. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Elated Trump Wins Second Masters Title". World Snooker. 15 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Evergreen Williams Knocks Out Trump". World Snooker Tour. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Trump Named Player Of The Year For Third Time". World Snooker. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Trump Named Player Of The Year". World Snooker Tour. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Judd Trump registers 1,000th century in British Open defeat by Mark Allen". BBC Sport. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Evergreen Williams knocks out Trump". World Snooker Tour. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Perfection For Trump In Edinburgh". World Snooker Tour. 29 November 2022.
- ^ Ivan (6 December 2022). "Will Trump Beat 147s Record?". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Judd Trump hits 'unbelievable' maximum 147 break in emphatic win over Mitchell Mann at Scottish Open". Eurosport UK. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.