41 Facts About Judd Trump

Judd Trump was born on 20 August 1989 and is an English professional snooker player who is a former world champion and former world number one.

Judd Trump 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.

Judd Trump was World Championship runner-up for a second time in 2022 to Ronnie O'Sullivan, and was awarded an MBE in the same year.

Judd Trump won his second Masters title in 2023, making him the 11th player to win the tournament more than once.

Judd Trump has compiled more than 900 century breaks in professional competition, making him the third player, after O'Sullivan and Higgins, to reach this milestone.

Judd Trump has made eight maximum breaks in his career.

Judd Trump was English Under-13 and Under-15 champion, and reached the World Under-21 Championship semi-finals at the age of 14.

Judd Trump is one of only five players to make their first appearance at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre at the age of 17, along with Hendry, O'Sullivan, China's Liu Chuang and Belgium's Luca Brecel.

Judd Trump won a qualifying event in 2008 to gain entry into the 2009 Masters as the only qualifier, but was defeated by Mark Allen in the first round.

Judd Trump was coached for a short time by Tony Chappel.

Judd Trump defeated former world champions Peter Ebdon and Shaun Murphy at the 2011 China Open, to reach his first professional ranking event final.

On his way to winning the final, Judd Trump made his 100th competitive century break.

On 11 December 2011, Judd Trump won his second ranking event tournament, the 2011 UK Championship at the Barbican Centre in York.

Judd Trump bounced back at the next ranking event, the inaugural International Championship, by claiming his third ranking event title.

Judd Trump regained his form and the world number one ranking at the Welsh Open.

Judd Trump headed into the 2013 World Championship in less than auspicious form, though he himself said that he had prepared better than ever for the event.

At the start of the season Judd Trump was ranked third in the world rankings.

Judd Trump began the season poorly as he lost in the first rounds of the Wuxi Classic, the Shanghai Masters and the International Championship, as well as failing to qualify for the Indian Open.

Judd Trump defeated Tom Ford and Ryan Day to reach the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Championship, where he played Neil Robertson.

Judd Trump received criticism for not acknowledging the fact that during the match, Robertson had become the first player to make 100 centuries in a single season, choosing to walk out of the arena instead.

Judd Trump later said that Robertson's achievement meant nothing to him and he chose to congratulate his opponent after the match.

Judd Trump then suffered first and second round exits to Dominic Dale and Jamie Burnett respectively in the next two ranking events.

Judd Trump stated afterwards that if he could play to the same standard in the rest of the event he would secure his first world title.

Judd Trump branded the collapse an embarrassment and said it was the worst he had felt as a professional.

Judd Trump went into the 2017 World Championship declaring: "I honestly believe I can play to a standard which is very rare nowadays," and that he was "the best" in the world.

Judd Trump was third in the world rankings at the start of the season.

At the 2018 World Championship, Judd Trump came close to suffering a first round defeat by Crucible debutant Chris Wakelin who took the match to a deciding frame.

Judd Trump's opponent was John Higgins, in a repeat of the 2011 final.

Judd Trump reached the final of the Champion of Champions, where his opponent was Neil Robertson.

The match went to a deciding frame, which Judd Trump won with a century break.

In January, Judd Trump was forced to withdraw from the 2021 Masters after testing positive for COVID-19.

Judd Trump ended the snooker year with two more quarter-final appearances, at the Tour Championship, and, like last year, at the World Championship.

Judd Trump took advantage of a break in the snooker calendar to enter his first nine-ball pool tournament, the 2021 US Open Pool Championship, staged in Atlantic City.

Judd Trump reached the semi-finals of the invitational 2022 Masters, but lost in a deciding frame to Barry Hawkins.

Judd Trump reached the quarter-finals of the 2021 Northern Ireland Open, the 2021 English Open and the 2022 German Masters, but did not feature in any ranking semi-finals or finals until the 12th ranking event of the season, the 2022 Welsh Open, where he reached his first ranking final since the 2021 Gibraltar Open a year earlier.

Judd Trump finished the season regaining his number two spot in the world rankings, having dropped to fourth place beforehand.

Judd Trump was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to snooker and charity.

Judd Trump had a somewhat disappointing season start, suffering many early round exits.

Judd Trump has completed eight maximum breaks, recording his first at the 2013 Antwerp Open against Mark Selby.

Judd Trump has compiled more than 900 century breaks in professional competition.

Judd Trump made his 900th century on 17 March 2023, in his first round match at the WST Classic against David Lilley.