Judd Trump (born 20 August 1989) is an English professional snooker player from Bristol who is currently the world number six. He enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments before turning professional in 2005. On 3 April 2011, Trump won his first ranking title, beating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final of the China Open. Following this success in China, he reached the final of the 2011 World Snooker Championship where he was defeated by John Higgins. He then went on to win the 2011 UK Championship where he defeated Mark Allen 10–8 in the final.
In November 2012, Trump won the inaugural International Championship and in doing so became world number one, a position he held for five weeks. On 18 February 2013, he reclaimed the top spot. In July 2014, Trump won his 4th ranking title at the Australian Goldfields Open after defeating Neil Robertson 9–5. He won the inaugural 2015 World Grand Prix beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 in the final. In October 2016, he again defeated O'Sullivan 9–8 to claim the European Masters title. In 2019, Trump won his second Triple Crown title at the 2019 Masters tournament, beating O'Sullivan 10–4 in the final.
Trump practises alongside Jack Lisowski and Liang Wenbo at the Grove Snooker Academy in Romford, London. A prolific break-builder, Trump has compiled more than 600 century breaks during his career.
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