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Judd Trump Born 21 August 1989
BristolSport country 
EnglandNickname Mr. Haircut 100[1]
The Ace[2]
Danny the Boy[2]
Judd Triumph[2]Professional 2005– Highest ranking 7 Current ranking 7 Career winnings GB£95,475 (2009)[3] Highest break 144 PTC 2010/2011 – Event 2 Century breaks 123 Tournament wins Ranking 1 Minor-ranking 2 Non-ranking 2 Judd Trump (born 21 August 1989) is an English professional snooker player from Bristol. 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.
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Amateur career
Trump was English Under-13 and Under-15 champion, and reached the World Under-21 Championship semi-finals at the age of 14. At the same age, he became the youngest player ever to make a competitive 147, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan's record from 1991.[4]
Professional career
In the 2005/06 season he joined the professional tour, and at the Welsh Open became the youngest player ever to qualify for the final stages of a ranking tournament. He reached the same last-48 stage for the China Open, losing 4–5 to Michael Holt, although this was designated the final qualifying round and was actually played in Prestatyn, Wales.
Trump became the third youngest player ever to reach the World Championship, at the 2007 event, by beating James Wattana 10–5, (with champions Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan respectively younger, and also with China's Liu Chuang) is one of only four 17-year-olds to feature at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Trump played the 2005 champion and 6th seed, Shaun Murphy, in the first round, losing 6–10 despite having led 6–5.
Trump did not build on this form in the 2007/08 season, only reaching the last 32 of the Welsh Open by beating Joe Swail. He missed out on the World Championship after a 9–10 loss to Swail, having led 9–7.
Things changed for the 2008/09 season when Trump reached the venue stages of the first four events. At the Grand Prix he benefited from Graeme Dott's withdrawal before defeating Joe Perry 5–2 in the last 16, despite admitting to not playing well and Perry feeling that he had outplayed Trump.[5] Then came the biggest win of his career so far, defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–4 to reach the semi-final, in which he was defeated 6–4 by John Higgins. He beat double world champion Mark Williams to qualify for the 2008 Bahrain Championship. He won a qualifying tournament to gain entry into the 2009 Masters Tournament as the only qualifier, but was defeated by Mark Allen in the first round. He failed to qualify for the World Championship, losing 8–10 to Stephen Lee having led 6–3. Lee considered this match to be a local derby, as he is from nearby Trowbridge. He also noted that Trump had not followed the custom of apologising for fluked shots during the match, and concluded "all I've heard about for the last five years is how good he is. Today he blew a 6–3 lead and hopefully that will stick with him".[6] Trump ended the season in the Top 32 of the rankings for the first time. He was coached for a short time by Tony Chappel.
Trump also qualified for the 2009 Premier League, by winning the 2009 Championship League. In the event he won four of his six matches, including a 4–2 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan and finished second in the League table. However, he lost 5–1 to O'Sullivan in his semi-final.
However, the 2009/2010 season in ranking events was less successful for Trump as he failed to progress beyond the last 32 in any of the tournaments. In January 2010, Trump joined Romford-based snooker agency Grove Leisure.[7]
In the 2010/2011 season, he reached his first professional ranking event final at the 2011 China Open. He defeated former Masters champion Mark Selby 10–8 to win his first major title,[8] and provisionally climb into the top 16 of the world rankings. On his way to winning the China Open final, Trump also made his 100th competitive century break.
Trump had already qualified for the World Championship when he won the China Open, and was drawn against reigning champion Neil Robertson in the first round, whom he defeated 10–8.[9] In subsequent rounds, he knocked out Martin Gould 13–6, Graeme Dott 13–5 and Ding Junhui 17–15 to qualify for his first World Championship final.[10] In the final Trump lost 15–18 to John Higgins.[11]
In the 2011/2012 season Judd started brightly, even with a 5-3 loss to Mark Davis in the Australian Goldfields Open, in the 2nd PTC of the Season he defeated Ding Junhui 4-0 in the final at a virtual home venue of the South West Snooker Academy. Judd Then lost 5-1 against Stuart Bingham in the Shanghai Masters. In The 9th PTC event of the season Judd defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-3 in the final in Belgium in just over an hours worth of play.
Performance and rankings timeline
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12Rankings UR[nb 1] 74 51 41 30 27 9 Ranking tournaments Australian Goldfields Open Not Held 1R Shanghai Masters Not Held LQ 1R LQ 1R 1R World Open[nb 2] LQ RR LQ SF LQ 1R UK Championship LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R 2R German Masters Not Held 1R Welsh Open 1R LQ 2R LQ 1R LQ China Open LQ LQ LQ WR 1R W World Championship LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ F Non-Ranking Tournaments The Masters A A A WR A A Masters Qualifying Event NH LQ LQ W LQ NH Premier League Snooker A A A A SF A Championship League Snooker Not Held A W RR RR Former Ranking Tournaments Malta Cup[nb 3] LQ LQ NR Not Held Northern Ireland Trophy NR LQ LQ 1R Not Held Bahrain Championship Not Held 1R Not Held Performance Table Legend LQ lost in qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)QF advanced to but not past the quarterfinals SF advanced to but not past the semifinals F advanced to the final, tournament runner-up W won the tournament DQ disqualified from the tournament A did not participate in the tournament NH / Not Held means an event was not held. NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. - ^ New players on the tour do not have a ranking.
- ^ The event run under different name as LG Cup (2003/2004) and Grand Prix (2004/2005-2009/2010)
- ^ The event run under different name as European Open (2001/2002-2003/2004)
Tournament finals
Ranking finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend World Championship (0–1) UK Championship (0–0) Other (1–0) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Winner 1. 2011 China Open Mark Selby10–8 Runner-up 1. 2011 World Snooker Championship 
John Higgins15–18 Minor-ranking finals: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Winner 1. 2010 Paul Hunter Classic Anthony Hamilton4–3 Winner 2. 2011 Players Tour Championship – Event 2 
Ding Junhui4–0 Runner-up 1. 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy 
Neil Robertson1–4 Winner 3. 2011 Antwerp Open Ronnie O'Sullivan4–3 Non-ranking finals: 2 (2 title)
Legend Masters (0–0) Premier League (0–0) Other (2–0) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Winner 1. 2008 Masters Qualifying Event Mark Joyce6–1 Winner 2. 2009 Championship League Mark Selby3–2 Pro-am finals: 2 (2 title)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Winner 1. 2003 Spring Open Mike Hallett4–2 Winner 2. 2010 Austrian Open Neil Robertson6–4 References
- ^ "Player List – Judd Trump". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2009. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5mVT5H43u. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ a b c Fay, S. (2009). "Right on cue: Judd Trump". Yahoo! UK. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5mVTwCrnh. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Judd Trump". Eurosport UK. 2009. http://uk.yahoo.eurosport.com/snooker/person_prs81460.shtml. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ Right Cue: Judd Trump
- ^ Top Trump
- ^ SNOOKER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – WILLIAMS CLAIMS CRUCIBLE PLACE
- ^ Judd Trump joins the Grove
- ^ China Open champ Judd: My career begins now
- ^ Champ Crashes To Top Trump
- ^ "World Championship scores and schedule". BBC Sport (BBC). 22 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/9390290.stm. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ Hart, Simon (2011-05-03). "John Higgins wins fourth title as Judd Trump captures Crucible crowd". Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/8488851/World-Snooker-Championship-2011-John-Higgins-wins-fourth-title-as-Judd-Trump-captures-Crucible-crowd.html. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
External links
- "Judd Trump". WorldSnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2007–2010 [copyright date]. "" section. http://www.worldsnooker.com/page//0,,{{{id}}}.html. Official WPBSA player profile.
- Judd Trump – results & statistics at CueTracker.net
- Global Snooker profile
- Pro Snooker profile
WPBSA · Top sixteen snooker players after the Antwerp Open Categories:- Top 16 snooker players
- English snooker players
- People from Bristol
- 1989 births
- Living people
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