▁the ▁League ▁table ▁but ▁lost ▁ 1 – 5 ▁to ▁O ' S ull ivan ▁in ▁his ▁semi - final . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season ▁was ▁less ▁successful ▁for ▁Trump ▁as ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁progress ▁beyond ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 2 ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁ranking ▁tournament s . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁joined ▁Rom ford - based ▁s no oker ▁ag ency ▁Gro ve ▁Le is ure . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 / 2 0 1 1 ▁Trump ▁defeated ▁former ▁world ▁champions ▁Peter ▁E bd on ▁and ▁Sh a un ▁Mur phy ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁China ▁Open , ▁to ▁reach ▁his ▁first ▁professional ▁ranking ▁event ▁final . ▁He ▁then ▁triumph ed ▁over ▁former ▁Masters ▁champion ▁Mark ▁Sel by ▁ 1 0 – 8 ▁to ▁win ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁title . ▁He ▁won ▁£ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁prize ▁money ▁and ▁provision ally ▁clim bed ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁rank ings . ▁On ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁winning ▁the ▁China ▁Open ▁final , ▁Trump ▁made ▁his ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁compet itive ▁century ▁break . ▁ ▁Trump ▁had ▁already ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁World ▁Championship ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁China ▁Open , ▁and ▁was ▁drawn ▁against ▁reign ing ▁champion ▁Neil ▁Robert son ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁whom ▁he ▁defeated ▁ 1 0 – 8 . ▁In ▁subsequent ▁r ounds , ▁he ▁knock ed