Judd Trump hunts down century breaks bonus

Judd Trump was in relentless scoring kind as he emerged triumphantly from Group 6 of Championship League Snooker on Thursday in Leicester.

The Englishman gained 4 out of his six round-robin fixtures on the Mattioli Area to comfortably attain the knockout phases.

Trump then beat David Gilbert 3-1 within the semi-finals earlier than compiling a hat-trick of century breaks in a 3-0 dismantling of Joe O’Connor within the closing.

O’Connor had been undefeated within the group, boasting six wins from six within the league part after which a 3-2 defeat of Noppon Saengkham within the semi-finals.

However the Englishman, who was one in all two gamers to overlook the ultimate black for a 147 break in Group 6, was left virtually pointless within the closing.

Three-time Championship League winner Trump contributed successive runs of 113, 103, and 101 to energy via to subsequent month’s Winners’ Group.

Prize Cash

Teams 1–7
Winner: £3,000
Runner-up: £2,000
Semi-final: £1,000
Body-win (league stage): £100
Body-win (play-offs): £300
Highest break: £500

Winners’ Group
Winner: £10,000
Runner-up: £5,000
Semi-final: £3,000
Body-win (league stage): £200
Body-win (play-offs): £300
Highest break: £1,000

The world primary made 16 tons in whole throughout his involvement in Teams 5 and 6 this week, which takes his tally for the continued 2024/25 snooker season to 65.

For the primary time this time period, there’s a reward for the primary participant who can attain 100 century breaks throughout the marketing campaign.

Trump solely has to compile 35 extra century breaks to succeed in the goal and land the jackpot bonus value £100,000.

It’s a practical goal given the variety of tournaments left on the calendar and the world primary’s consistency of reaching the enterprise finish of occasions.

The 35 year-old is about to take part in six extra rating occasions this season, together with the World Championship in Sheffield the place he’ll possible be the favorite.

Trump compiled 102 century breaks throughout a prolific 2019/2020 marketing campaign, falling one shy of the document of 103 for a single season held by Neil Robertson.

O’Connor, in the meantime, can have a closing alternative at qualifying for the Winners’ Group of Championship League Snooker when he takes half in Group 7 on Friday and Saturday.

Gilbert, Saengkham, and fifth-placed Jak Jones additionally obtain yet one more likelihood with Xiao Guodong, Zhou Yuelong, and Ricky Walden getting into the fray as newcomers.

Jack Lisowski and Tom Ford completed on the backside of Group 6 and have been eradicated from the invitational competitors.

Judd Trump joins Hossein Vafaei, Si Jiahui, Kyren Wilson, Mark Selby, and Matthew Selt within the Winners’ Group, which will likely be held within the first week of February.

The general winner of Championship League Snooker will obtain an invite to compete on the Champion of Champions subsequent season.

Schedule

Group 1: January 3–4
Hossein Vafaei
Jak Jones
Pang Junxu
Ryan Day
Chris Wakelin
Elliot Slessor
Gary Wilson

Group 2: January 6–7
Si Jiahui
Jak Jones
Ali Carter
Chris Wakelin
Robert Milkins
Ryan Day
Pang Junxu

Group 3: January 8–9
Kyren Wilson
Jak Jones
Mark Selby
Ali Carter
Chris Wakelin
Robert Milkins
Ronnie O’Sullivan

Group 4: January 10–11
Mark Selby
Jak Jones
Stuart Bingham
Joe O’Connor
Matthew Selt
Jimmy Robertson
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Group 5: January 20–21
Matthew Selt
Judd Trump
Jak Jones
Joe O’Connor
Tom Ford
Stuart Bingham
Neil Robertson

Group 6: January 22–23
Judd Trump
Joe O’Connor
David Gilbert
Noppon Saengkham
Jak Jones
Jack Lisowski
Tom Ford

Group 7: January 24–25
Joe O’Connor
David Gilbert
Noppon Saengkham
Jak Jones
Xiao Guodong
Zhou Yuelong
Ricky Walden

Winners’ Group: February 3–4
Hossein Vafaei
Si Jiahui
Kyren Wilson
Mark Selby
Matthew Selt
Judd Trump
Winner of Group 7

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