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Judd Trump MBE (born 20 August 1989 [2]) is an English professional snooker player who is a former world champion and the current world number one. Widely regarded as one of the sport's most talented players, he is currently in fourth place on the list of all-time ranking event winners , having won 30 ranking titles.
Trump is one of 11 players to have completed a career Triple Crown but only Steve Davis, Hendry and Mark Williams have won the UK Championship, Masters and World Championship in a single season.
The Triple Crown in professional snooker refers to winning the sport's three longest-running and most prestigious tournaments: the World Snooker Championship (first held in 1927 and staged as a knockout tournament continuously since 1969), the invitational Masters (held annually since 1975), and the UK Championship (held annually since 1977).
Judd Trump has three tournament wins already this season and looked in fine touch in his first round win despite battling illness. He takes on Welshman Jamie Jones in a first Triple Crown meeting ...
English player Ronnie O'Sullivan has won 23 Triple Crown titles, having contested a record 31 finals. He is one of 11 players to have won each of the three events at least once, the others being Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths, Alex Higgins, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy and Judd Trump.
A big battle but Judd Trump wins frame 5 to narrow his deficit to 1. ... He ‘only’ has four victories at snooker’s triple crown events (the World Championship, UK Championship and Masters ...
Judd Trump won the tournament, defeating Hawkins 10–8 in the final to secure his second UK Championship title, following his previous win at the 2011 event. [2] It was Trump's 30th ranking title and fifth Triple Crown title. The tournament produced a total of 128 century breaks, 83 in the qualifiers and 45 during the main stage.
World champion Kyren Wilson beat Michael Holt 6-3 to set up a mouthwatering UK Championship semi-final meeting with world number one Judd Trump at the Barbican in York.