- equ alling ▁fifth ▁ranking ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁Yan ▁B ing ta o ▁ 1 0 – 4 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Play ers ▁Championship . ▁With ▁this ▁victory , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁fifth ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁five ▁ranking ▁events ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁season , ▁after ▁Stephen ▁Hend ry , ▁D ing ▁Jun hui , ▁Mark ▁Sel by ▁and ▁Ron nie ▁O ' S ull ivan . ▁ ▁Two ▁weeks ▁later , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March , ▁he ▁claimed ▁the ▁all - time ▁record ▁of ▁six ▁ranking ▁titles ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁season , ▁defe ating ▁Ky ren ▁Wilson ▁ 4 – 3 ▁at ▁an ▁empty ▁ven ue ▁at ▁the ▁Gib ral tar ▁Open . ▁ ▁Performance ▁and ▁rank ings ▁tim eline ▁ ▁Career ▁final s ▁ ▁Rank ing ▁final s : ▁ 2 6 ▁( 1 7 ▁titles , ▁ 9 ▁run ners - up ) ▁ ▁Minor - ran king ▁final s : ▁ 8 ▁( 4 ▁titles , ▁ 4 ▁run ners - up ) ▁ ▁Non - ran king ▁final s : ▁ 1 0 ▁( 6 ▁titles , ▁ 4 ▁run ners - up ) ▁ ▁Team ▁final s : ▁ 1 ▁( 1 ▁runner - up ) ▁ ▁Pro - am ▁final s : ▁ 8 ▁( 5 ▁titles , ▁ 3 ▁runner - ups ) ▁ ▁Am ateur ▁final s : ▁ 1 ▁( 1 ▁title ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Jud d ▁Trump ▁at ▁world s no oker