Judd Trump delivered a piece of Crucible theatre on April 27 when a sublime 132 clearance against Shaun Murphy carried him to a personal landmark of 100 centuries for the season. The break, his 5th ton of a captivating second round tie, triggered a standing ovation and activated the World Snooker Tour bounty of 100000 pounds for the first player to reach the century century mark in 2025.
Trump is the only cueist to compile 100 tons in a single campaign on two occasions, having first done so in 2020. This fresh haul underlines a remarkable return to peak form that has already yielded trophies at the Shanghai Masters and the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters plus passage beyond 1000 career centuries, a summit previously scaled only by Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins.
The achievement arrived in trademark fashion an effortless long red, pinpoint positional play and precise cue ball nudges that dismantled Murphy’s tactical web. It also pushed Trump into a 10-6 overnight lead that he duly converted to a 13-10 victory, setting up a quarter final with Luca Brecel. With three more possible matches in Sheffield, Trump now chases Neil Robertson’s single season record of 103 tons, a target well within reach given his scoring momentum.
Off the table, the Bristol potter credited a strict gym regime and fresh practice environment in Hong Kong for sharpening concentration during marathon sessions. He conceded that the financial reward is welcome yet secondary to the psychological lift of feeling “invincible in the balls” once again. Coaches inside the Trump camp insist his cue action is smoother than during his title winning run in 2019, pointing to cue power figures recorded on practice table data sensors.
World Snooker Tour chairman Steve Dawson hailed the century landmark as evidence that aggressive modern styles continue to advance the sport’s entertainment value, predicting television audiences will spike if Trump and O’Sullivan collide in a potential final next week.
With the hundred ton bonus banked and confidence soaring, Trump confronts Brecel knowing a second world crown would cap one of the most prolific seasons snooker has witnessed.
