Judd Trump
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Judd Trump (born 20 August 1989) 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. 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. In the 2019–20 season, he won six ranking events, setting a new record for the most ranking titles in a single season. He was awarded an MBE in 2022. 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. He was inducted into the Snooker Hall of Fame in 2021. 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. He holds the record for the most century breaks in a single season, having made 107 in the 2024–25 season. He has made nine maximum breaks in his career.