Judd Trump’s enormous net worth, model figure skater girlfriend, decision to quit UK

Judd Trump is looking to become the UK Championship champion for the second time today. The has continued his excellent 2024/25 season by reaching the final in York after seeing off world champion Kyren Wilson in the semi-finals.

Barry Hawkins, who in the other semi-final, stands between Trump and what would be just his fifth Triple Crown title. His only other UK Championship title came back in 2011.

The 35-year-old is warm favourite to see off Hawkins, having regained his world No.1 status earlier this season. Trump holds a massive lead at the top of the world rankings thanks chiefly to his victory in the inaugural Saudi Arabia Masters, which saw him pocket the £500,000 top prize, swelling his already healthy bank balance…

Net worth

Having won 29 rankings tournaments and four Triple Crown titles since turning professional almost 20 years ago, Trump has naturally amassed considerable wealth. He is believed to have a net worth of around £10million having earned more than £8m in prize money, according to  

Trump has won almost £1m already this season and will collect another £250,000 if he beats Hawkins. With the Masters and World Championship, plus some lucrative events in the Far East, it’s possible he could get close to the £2m mark for the season, which ends with the World Championship in May.

Figure skater girlfriend

Trump has generally kept his relationship status under wraps over the years, but he is known to be The Hong Kong-based 25-year-old was at this summer’s Paris Olympics, albeit as a presenter rather than a competitor.

Ma is a regularly poster on , where she has almost 180,000 followers. Trump is also on the picture-sharing platform with 287,000 followers, although the couple do not share snaps of each other, suggesting they prefer to keep their relationship private.

Quitting the UK

He might be a UK champion for the second time later today but he isn’t a permanent UK resident anymore, spending most of his time in the Middle East and the Far East. He recently outlined his living plans, saying: “My travel plans are maybe a little bit different now than they were in the past 34 years.

“There has been a lot of time spent in Hong Kong and Dubai. I’m happy travelling around the world, spending as little time in the UK as possible at the moment. Because I don’t really enjoy it as much there anymore.

“While I’m still reasonably young, I’m trying to make sure I have a good time off the table as well. I think it’s easier knowing that I don’t have the old 20-hour journey home. That helps me.

“I think I will be based in the Middle East now rather than in the UK. I don’t feel like you have to play in the UK anymore full-time. I really don’t.

“My mum misses me – I’m not sure about my dad! At least he gets to watch me on the TV. They will always be at the big events in the UK.”

He added: “Spending a lot of time in Asia before events is probably best for my snooker at the moment. It’s definitely beneficial to be away from the UK. Now I’m coming up with the UK Championship and the Masters, then probably not.”

O’Sullivan respect

While Trump is the best player in the world at present, remains the sport’s star attraction, despite the Rocket’s waning form. There is clearly immense respect between the pair, demonstrated by their very long embrace following O’Sullivan’s victory over Trump in the 2022 World Championship final.

The Rocket has hailed Trump numerous times over the years. Speaking ahead of last year’s UK Championship, he said on Eurosport: “As a kid, we all heard about Judd Trump knocking in balls, making his breaks and 147s and breaking all my records as a kid. He’s just a special talent, very, very gifted.

“He was always going to be a champion. He was always going to be a great, great player, win a lot of tournaments and you just can’t stop it when someone is that good and that talented. You just have to sit back, watch it and admire it.”