▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁World ▁Championship , ▁Trump ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁suffering ▁a ▁first ▁round ▁defeat ▁by ▁Cru cible ▁debut ant ▁Chris ▁W ak elin ▁who ▁took ▁the ▁match ▁to ▁a ▁dec iding ▁frame . ▁After ▁be ating ▁R icky ▁Wal den ▁ 1 3 – 9 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁he ▁was ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁by ▁John ▁H igg ins ▁in ▁another ▁final ▁frame ▁dec ider , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁they ▁had ▁met ▁in ▁a ▁World ▁Championship ▁match ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁final . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 / 2 0 1 9 ▁ ▁Trump ▁began ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁season ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁rank ings . ▁His ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Masters ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁surprise ▁ 2 – 4 ▁defeat ▁against ▁T ian ▁P eng fe i ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁ranking ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Open , ▁be ating ▁Ron nie ▁O ' S ull ivan ▁ 9 – 7 ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁At ▁the ▁UK ▁Championship , ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁ 4 – 6 ▁fourth ▁round ▁loss ▁to ▁Joe ▁Perry . ▁He ▁then ▁reached ▁the ▁semi - final ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Open , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁ 3 – 6 ▁by ▁Sh a un ▁Mur phy . ▁In ▁January , ▁Trump ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁Masters ▁title , ▁be ating ▁Ky ren ▁Wilson , ▁Mark ▁Sel by ▁and ▁Neil ▁Robert son