Judd Trump sets new world record for seasonal century breaks on the professional snooker tour

In the third and concluding session of his blockbuster quarter-final match with Luca Brecel at the 2025 World Snooker Championship, Trump fashioned back-to-back century breaks in the opening two frames.

The Englishman’s effort of 115 in frame 17 pushed his seasonal tally of century breaks to 103 - matching the existing record of Neil Robertson’s from the 2013/14 term.

However, in the very next frame, Trump outright eclipsed Robertson’s haul with a contribution of 116 - his 104th ton of another incredible season for him.

Only three times in professional snooker history has a player made 100 or more century breaks within a single campaign.

Robertson was the first, while Trump was the second in the 2019/20 season when he totted up a total of 102 tons - just one shy of Robertson.

Trump was perhaps unfortunate not to surpass Robertson’s record in that season, as the 2020 China Open was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 - another event he could have added from.

In the first half of this 2024/25 season, Trump won the Shanghai Masters, Saudi Arabia Masters, and the UK Championship, as well as recording runner-up finishes at the Xi’an Grand Prix and the Northern Ireland Open.

During the 2024 British Open back in September, Trump became only the third player to have compiled 1,000 century breaks in professional competition. John Higgins was the second during the previous tournament, the 2024 English Open.

In this year’s World Championship in Sheffield, Trump registered a record-equalling five century breaks during his round one victory over Zhou Yuelong.

Against Shaun Murphy in the last 16 a few days later, Trump notched up his 100th ton of the term, unlocking a £100,000 bonus prize in the process.

Trump defeats Brecel in high-quality encounter to reach Crucible semis

Trump’s record-matching and record-breaking centuries came at a very important juncture during his keenly-contested encounter with fellow former World Champion Brecel.

In one of the matches of the tournament, Trump made a statement during the opening passages as he compiled efforts of 106 and 110 in establishing a 5-1 lead.

However, Brecel - who recovered from 5-1 down in round one in defeating Ryan Day - replied with one of his own brand, rip-roaring spells of snooker, winning six consecutive frames across the end of the first session and the beginning of the second.

The Belgian's winning streak featured breaks of 128 and 114 and put him 7-5 in front, although Trump responded after the mid-session interval by winning three of the next four frames to tie proceedings up at 8-8 going into the final session which began some 90 minutes later.

On resumption, Trump fashioned his aforementioned century double to break the seasonal record, before taking the next three frames - six successive frames in total - for a 13-8 victory.

Trump will now prepare for his sixth Crucible semi-final where he is set to meet Mark Williams.

The two shared the baize at the same point of the competition three years ago, where Trump came through an epic, 17-16.

Speaking with the BBC shortly after his win, Trump said: "I played really well tonight, I managed to give myself a boost this afternoon by staying level and that was the difference in the end.

"I have played solid, I was always confident. I had the belief that I would grind him down and it's very nice to come out tonight and play well.

"I played Mark Williams the last time I was in the semi-finals and it was an epic, he is a legend of the game."

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