▁his ▁reven ge ▁for ▁the ▁defeat ▁suffered ▁in ▁York ▁a ▁month ▁earlier , ▁as ▁he ▁triumph ed ▁ 6 – 3 . ▁Trump ▁reached ▁three ▁quarter - final s ▁in ▁his ▁next ▁four ▁ranking ▁events ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁world ▁number ▁ 2 ▁in ▁April , ▁behind ▁Mark ▁Sel by , ▁meaning ▁that ▁Trump ▁had ▁ris en ▁seven ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁rank ings ▁this ▁season . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁World ▁Championship , ▁Trump ▁defeated ▁Domin ic ▁D ale ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁round ▁match ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 7 ▁sc or eline , ▁despite ▁suffering ▁from ▁food ▁poison ing . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁knock ed ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁by ▁Ali ▁Carter ▁ 1 2 – 1 3 , ▁having ▁let ▁s lip ▁a ▁ 1 2 – 9 ▁lead , ▁ending ▁his ▁ch ances ▁of ▁becoming ▁world ▁number ▁ 1 ▁this ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 / 2 0 1 3 ▁Trump ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁W ux i ▁Classic ▁in ▁China , ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Robert ▁Mil kins ▁ 3 – 5 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁having ▁be aten ▁Domin ic ▁D ale ▁ 5 – 1 ▁in ▁the ▁op ener . ▁At ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁Masters ▁he ▁saw ▁off ▁Barry ▁Haw kins , ▁Mark ▁Allen , ▁Gra eme ▁D ott ▁and ▁Mark ▁Williams ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁final ▁where ▁he ▁faced ▁John ▁H igg ins . ▁Trump ▁sur ged ▁into ▁a ▁ 5 – 0 ▁lead ▁and , ▁despite