Professional career Judd Trump

1 professional career

1.1 2010/2011
1.2 2011/2012
1.3 2012/2013
1.4 2013/2014
1.5 2014/2015
1.6 2015/2016
1.7 2016/2017

professional career

in 2005/06 season joined professional tour, , @ welsh open became youngest player ever qualify final stages of ranking tournament. reached same last-48 stage china open, losing 4–5 michael holt, although designated final qualifying round , played in prestatyn, wales.

trump became third youngest player @ time ever reach world championship, @ 2007 event, beating james wattana 10–5, (with champions stephen hendry , ronnie o sullivan respectively younger), , china s liu chuang , belgium s luca brecel 1 of 5 17-year-olds feature @ sheffield s crucible theatre. trump played 2005 champion , 6th seed, shaun murphy, in first round, losing 6–10 despite having led 6–5.

trump did not build on form in 2007/08 season, reaching last 32 of welsh open beating joe swail. missed out on world championship after 9–10 loss swail, despite having led 9–5.

things changed 2008/09 season when trump reached venue stages of first 4 events. @ grand prix benefited graeme dott s withdrawal before defeating joe perry 5–2 in last 16, despite admitting not playing , perry feeling had outplayed trump. came biggest win of career far, defeating ronnie o sullivan 5–4 reach semi-final, in defeated 6–4 john higgins. beat double world champion mark williams qualify 2008 bahrain championship. won qualifying tournament gain entry 2009 masters tournament qualifier, defeated mark allen in first round. failed qualify world championship, losing 8–10 stephen lee having led 6–3. lee considered match local derby, nearby trowbridge. noted trump had not followed custom of apologising fluked shots during match, , concluded ve heard last 5 years how is. today blew 6–3 lead , stick him . trump ended season in top 32 of rankings first time. coached short time tony chappel.

trump qualified 2009 premier league, winning 2009 championship league. in event won 4 of 6 matches, including 4–2 win on ronnie o sullivan , finished second in league table. however, lost 1–5 o sullivan in semi-final.

however, 2009/2010 season in ranking events less successful trump failed progress beyond last 32 in of tournaments. in january 2010, trump joined romford-based snooker agency grove leisure.

2010/2011

in 2010/2011 season, reached first professional ranking event final @ 2011 china open. defeated former masters champion mark selby 10–8 win first major title, , provisionally climb top 16 of world rankings. on way winning china open final, trump made 100th competitive century break.

trump had qualified world championship when won china open, , drawn against reigning champion neil robertson in first round, whom defeated 10–8. in subsequent rounds, knocked out martin gould 13–6, graeme dott 13–5 , ding junhui 17–15 qualify first world championship final. in final trump lost 15–18 john higgins.

2011/2012

judd started season 3–5 loss mark davis in 2011 australian goldfields open first round. however, disappointment forgotten won 2nd ptc of season, beating ding junhui 4–0 in final @ virtual home venue of south west snooker academy. judd lost 5–1 against stuart bingham in shanghai masters first round. trump finished runner-up neil robertson in 8th ptc event of season, rediscovered winning touch capturing event 9 defeating ronnie o sullivan 4–3 in final in antwerp, belgium in on hours worth of play. later top order of merit after twelve ptc events had been played, qualifying 2012 finals. suffered shock in last 16 world number 51 xiao guodong beat him 2–4, despite playing broken bone in hand.

on 11 december 2011, trump won second ranking event tournament, 2011 uk championship @ barbican centre in york. trump beat dominic dale 6–4 in last 32, before winning final 2 frames of second round edge out ronnie o sullivan, 6–5. after match trump claimed had been outplayed , lucky have got through. dispatched stephen maguire 6–3 , faced neil robertson in semi-finals. semi-final tight , nervy affair, trump stating afterwards believed robertson trying stifle natural game by, slowing down , making things awkward , nevertheless bristolian triumphed, 9–7 reach first uk final. in final played mark allen , trailed 1–3 on in best-of-19 frames match. however, trump produced match-defining run of 7 straight frames take 8–3 lead. despite strong fightback allen, won 5 of next 6 frames trail 8–9, trump went on clinch 18th frame break of 91 , win final 10 frames 8. six-time winner of event, steve davis, said trump s performances during championship had shown spearheading generation of snooker players. victory took him career-high world ranking of 5.

he continued fine form reaching semi-finals of masters in january. beat stuart bingham in first round , o sullivan once more in quarters 6–2, make record against four-time world champion 5 wins , 2 defeats, 7 meetings in tournament play. played robertson in last 4 second successive major event , australian exacted revenge defeat suffered in york month earlier, triumphed 6–3. reached 3 quarter-finals in next 4 ranking events become world number 2 in april, behind mark selby, meaning trump had risen 7 places in rankings season.

at 2012 world championship, beat dominic dale in first round match 10–7 scoreline, despite suffering food poisoning. however, knocked out ali carter 12–13 in second round having let 12–9 lead slip, ending chances become world number 1 season.

2012/2013

trump started season @ wuxi classic in china, lost robert milkins 3–5 in second round, having beaten dominic dale 5–1 in opener. @ shanghai masters saw off barry hawkins, mark allen, graeme dott , mark williams reach final faced john higgins. trump surged 5–0 lead and, despite higgins making 147 break in next frame, claimed 7–2 advantage after first session. upon resumption of play higgins won 6 frames in row match going deciding frame. trump made break of 35, ran out of position , higgins able secure title 10–9 victory. however, trump able bounce @ next ranking event, inaugural international championship, claiming third ranking event title. eliminated fergal o brien 6–3, aditya mehta 6–0 , edged past allen 6–5 in quarter-finals. trump thrashed peter ebdon 9–1 in semi-finals become snooker s tenth world number one, , recovered 6–8 down in final against neil robertson triumph 10–8.

trump met john higgins in back players tour championship finals, losing first 2–4, gained revenge in second, bulgarian open whitewashing him 4–0. trump reached final of premier league having beating neil robertson in semi-finals, lost 2–7 stuart bingham. in defence of 2011 uk championship title, trump played mark joyce in first round. despite leading 3–0 , 5–2, trump lost last 4 frames of match suffer major shock exit against world number 50. disappointment compounded when mark selby went on win title, reclaiming top ranking in process. trump defeated 1–6 graeme dott @ masters , 4–5 anthony hamilton in first round of german masters. regained form , world number 1 ranking @ welsh open. came 1–3 down beat dominic dale 4–3 in first round, after asserted players changing game play slower against me. dominic slow himself , caught him out towards end . more comfortable victories ensued on andrew higginson , pankaj advani set semi-final meeting stephen maguire. trump raced 2–0 lead lose 5 frames in succession rejuvenated maguire. trump pulled 2 more frames , looked set force decider after 50 break in tenth frame, maguire ground out frame , won 6–4. after match trump reiterated titles take precedence on world ranking: “i take no consolation tonight getting world number one. want win tournaments , titles, why here . @ world open gained revenge on joyce dispatching him 5–0 , beat nigel bond 5–1, before matthew stevens won last 8 match 5–3. trump qualified ptc finals finishing second on order of merit, lost alfie burden 3–4 in first round. lost in first round of china open 3–5 friend jack lisowski, surrendering world number 1 ranking mark selby in process , headed world championship in less auspicious form.

trump said had prepared better ever world championship , beat dominic dale in first round second year in row, time 10–5. @ 8–7 ahead in last 16 against marco fu, trump raced away 5 consecutive frames triumph 13–7 , set quarter-final clash shaun murphy. trump came 3–8 down level @ 8–8 @ conclusion of second session. deciding frame lasted 53 minutes trump winning on yellow seal 13–12 victory. played against ronnie o sullivan in semi-finals, unable capitalise on chances came way: though potted ball in 24 of 28 frames played, make 4 breaks above 50 in 11–17 defeat. trump said afterwards s worst ve played tournament. ve expected lose way played.

2013/2014

at start of season trump ranked third in world rankings. began season poorly lost in first round of wuxi classic, shanghai masters , international championship, failing qualify indian open. in november, reached final of minor-ranking kay suzanne memorial cup lost 4–1 mark allen. later in month, made first official maximum break of career in antwerp open during last 32 defeat against mark selby. reached fourth round of uk championship allen defeated him 6–4 , lost 6–5 marco fu in opening round of masters.

in german masters dropped 4 frames in winning 5 matches reach first ranking final of season played ding junhui. trump 2 frames ahead twice in first session ended level @ 4–4 , lost 5 of next 6 frames upon resumption of play defeated 9–5. @ welsh open, beaten 4–3 john higgins in last 16. higgins again victor when 2 met in last 16 of world open winning 5–4 after trump had taken 4–0 lead. trump won non-ranking championship league title during season beating martin gould 3–1.

at world championship, trump defeated tom ford , ryan day reach quarter-finals, played neil robertson. trump led 6–2, 9–6, , 11–8 before robertson mounted determined fightback take last 5 frames , win match 13–11. trump received criticism not acknowledging robertson becoming first player make 100 centuries in single season during match, instead choosing walk out of arena. trump said later robertson s feat meant nothing him , chose congratulate opponent after match.

2014/2015

trump thrashed 5–0 stephen maguire in third round of wuxi classic, responded week later claiming fourth ranking title , first 20 months @ australian goldfields open. beat home favourite neil robertson 9–5 in final. trump reached final of paul hunter classic lost 4–2 mark allen. suffered first , second round exits dominic dale , jamie burnett respectively in next 2 ranking events. trump advanced final of champion of champions , fell 8–3 down ronnie o sullivan, before reducing deficit single frame in taking 4 successive frames of 2 centuries. however, o sullivan win 2 frames needed triumph 10–7, trump claiming opponent s standard throughout match had been best has ever played against. pair met in final of uk championship in trump 9–4 behind high break of 56. however, won next frame , made back-to-back centuries , 86 trail 9–8. 59–0 down in next, cleared 67 send match unlikely decider lost when o sullivan made title winning break after trump had failed escape snooker. o sullivan described match hardest of career afterwards. @ masters, trump lost 6–4 against stephen maguire in first round. trump made second 147 of career in quarter-finals of german masters, knocked out 5–4 mark selby.

at inaugural world grand prix trump eliminated mark williams 4–3 on final black, fell 5–1 down martin gould in semi-finals. however, trump outscored gould 395–37 take 5 successive frames , beat him 6–5. played o sullivan third time in final season , 7–4 behind. trump won 6 frames in row included 142 break, highest of tournament, win 10–7 , claim second title of season. trump reached semi-finals of ptc grand final, lost 4–2 williams.

trump produced best snooker in quarter-finals of world championship knocked in 4 centuries during 13–4 thrashing of ding junhui , stated if play same standard in rest of event secure first world title. after holding 2–1 lead on stuart bingham in semi-finals, trump not regain lead , fell 16–14 behind. made successive centuries force deciding frame in missed red middle pocket due kick , bingham go on take match 17–16.

2015/2016

in defence of australian goldfields open title, trump knocked out in quarter-finals 5–1 stephen maguire. reached final of shanghai masters, slow start trump saw him trail world number 54 kyren wilson 6–3 after first session. wilson had leads of 8–4 , 9–7, before trump sent match deciding frame wilson won. trump scored 278 points nil in taking first 3 frames of third round uk championship match liang wenbo, went on lose 6–4. trump branded collapse embarrassment , said worst had felt professional. in new year trump , neil robertson set record of 6 centuries in best-of-11 frame match (four trump , 2 robertson). trump closed out sublime 129 break win 6–5, robertson describing greatest match in masters history. knocked out 6–4 in semi-finals barry hawkins.

his first title of season came @ championship league defeating ronnie o sullivan 3–2 in final. afterwards won fifth ranking title , first 2 years beating ricky walden 10–4 in china open final. after trailing liang wenbo 7–3 in first round of world championship, trump tweeted drinks on him if turn around. duly did winning 10–8 , put few hundred pounds behind local bar. trump not escape similar position against ding junhui in second round , beaten 13–10.

2016/2017

trump after winning 2016 european masters in bucharest

trump thrashed john higgins 4–0 in quarter-finals of 2016 european masters , overcame mark selby 6–2 play ronnie o sullivan in final. trump down 8–6, took each of final 3 frames triumph 9–8 , win sixth ranking title. in next event, english open, comfortably beat higgins in quarter-finals again, time 5–1 , defeated barry hawkins 6–2 make 14 wins in row. trump lost 9–6 liang wenbo in final after having missed chance make 7–7. trump edged past shaun murphy 6–5 on final black reach semi-finals of international championship , knocked out 9–4 ding junhui. had surprise 6–2 defeat oliver lines in second round of uk championship. trump 5–1 on higgins in semi-finals of scottish open made 3 centuries , 99 break, higgins recovered win 6–5. in extremely high quality first round match @ masters, trump made 2 centuries , marco fu three, there being 9 further breaks above 50 fu edged through 6–5.

hawkins missed match-ball yellow in quarter-final clash @ welsh open , trump cleared colours edge through 5–4 , beat scott donaldson 6–3 play stuart bingham in final. trump 4–0 down, before recovering lead 8–7, lost last 2 frames. final followed @ gibraltar open come 2–0 down in semi-finals against ryan day, lost 4–2 murphy. trump reached third ranking event final inside month @ players championship , reeled off match defining 6 frames in row 5–2 down fu , went on win seventh ranking title 10–8. in third round of china open, trump made first televised 147 defeated tian pengfei 5–3. suffered surprise 5–3 loss hossein vafaei in quarter-finals.

trump went 2017 world snooker championship proclaiming believe can play standard rare nowadays, , best in world. won first 4 frames in opening match, before rory mcleod responded lead 5–4. trump hindered supposed injury right shoulder , went on lose 10–8 player ranked 52 places below him in rankings.