Snooker star Judd Trump is celebrating a £250,000 payday after clinching his second UK Championship title in York.
The world number one safed a difficult-fought 10-8 triumph over Barry Hawkins, taging his fifth Triple Crown title.
The thrive has pushed Trump’s getings for the current season past £1.17 million, putting him wilean achieve of Ronnie O’Sullivan’s sign up from the previous season.
It tags a triumphant return to the UK Championship trophy for Trump, who had to pause 13 years between his first and second titles in the prestigious tournament.
Judd Trump is pondering whether to commemorate with his girlfrifinish Maisy Ma after his UK Championship triumph
Follothriveg his triumph, Trump has proclaimd he will skip the Scottish Open in Edinburgh this month.
Instead, the snooker champion is structurening to commemorate his success either in Dubai with his brother Jack, who travels with him on tour, or in Hong Kong with his girlfrifinish.
“There’ll be a celebration somewhere, whether it is Dubai with my brother, Hong Kong with my girlfrifinish,” Trump said.
“I need to figure out whether I go to Dubai or Hong Kong for a scant days, then figure out what I’m going to do for the next month before the Masters,” he compriseed, referring to the tournament which commences on January 12.
Trump’s girlfrifinish, Maisy Ma, is a 25-year-elderly Hong Kong figure skater and TV currgo in.
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Judd Trump won the UK Championship on Sunday
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Ma, who wasn’t competing at the Paris Olympics this summer, took on currenting duties at the games instead.
Their relationship recurrents part of Trump’s increasing connection to Asia, particularly Hong Kong, where he now spfinishs ponderable time.
Trump has recently uncovered he no extfinisheder ponders the UK his finishuring base, chooseing for a lifestyle split between the Middle East and Hong Kong.
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“I’m plmitigated travelling around the world, spfinishing as little time in the UK as possible at the moment, becaemploy I don’t repartner enhappiness it as much there anymore,” he elucidateed.
The snooker champion emphasised his desire to enhappiness life while still youthful, appreciating the stupidinutiveer travel times from his novel bases.
“My mum misses me – I’m not declareive about my dad! At least he gets to watch me on the TV. They will always be at the huge events in the UK,” Trump compriseed.
