, ▁he ▁has ▁won ▁a ▁career ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁ranking ▁titles , ▁putting ▁him ▁in ▁joint ▁sevent h ▁place ▁( with ▁Mark ▁Sel by ) ▁on ▁the ▁all - time ▁list . ▁ ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁English ▁Under - 1 3 ▁and ▁Under - 1 5 ▁champion ships , ▁and ▁reaching ▁the ▁World ▁Under - 2 1 ▁Championship ▁semi - final s , ▁Trump ▁turned ▁professional ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁aged ▁ 1 6 . ▁He ▁captured ▁his ▁first ▁ranking ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁China ▁Open , ▁defe ating ▁Sel by ▁ 1 0 – 8 ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁The ▁following ▁month , ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁World ▁Championship , ▁but ▁lost ▁ 1 5 – 1 8 ▁to ▁John ▁H igg ins . ▁He ▁claimed ▁his ▁first ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁title ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁UK ▁Championship , ▁defe ating ▁Mark ▁Allen ▁ 1 0 – 8 ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁s no oker ▁season , ▁Trump ▁had ▁won ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁eight ▁ranking ▁titles , ▁although ▁many ▁believed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁under ach ieved ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁point ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁given ▁his ▁talent . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁s no oker ▁season , ▁his ▁form ▁and ▁focus ▁not ably ▁improved . ▁In ▁addition ▁to