Judd Trump capped a strong 2024/25 season by collecting the World Snooker Tour Player of the Year award.
The Englishman was given the accolade for the fourth time in his career on the back of a campaign where he earned a record sum of prize money.
Trump banked a whopping £1,680,600 throughout a term during which he was a regular presence at the business end of tournaments.
The 35 year-old began his season with victory in the prestigious Shanghai Masters invitational, where he beat Shaun Murphy in the final.
A dramatic 10-9 triumph over Mark Williams in the final of the inaugural Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters soon followed, with his last-gasp match-clinching clearance earning him the Magic Moment of the Year award as well.
Beating the Welshman on the final black in the deciding frame saw Trump pocket a record-equalling champion’s cheque worth £500,000.
Trump later added to his Triple Crown haul with success at the UK Championship in York, edging Barry Hawkins 10-8 in a memorable title-deciding battle.
Silverware became more difficult to obtain after the turn of the year, but his overall consistency was reflected in the fact that he failed to reach at least the quarter-finals in only three out of 19 events he participated in.
Trump ended the season with a disappointing exit at the semi-final stage of the World Snooker Championship, losing 17-14 to Williams at the Crucible.
But his 14 tons in Sheffield brought his overall tally to the season to 107, a record number that saw him collect the £100,000 century of century breaks bonus.
Trump also finished the term as the runaway world number one with a lead of almost £700,000 to Kyren Wilson in second and of over £1 million to Williams in third.
The Bristol potter was additionally awarded the Fans Player of the Year award, voted for by supporters in the UK and China.
Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson won seven titles between them during the 2024/25 snooker season
Elsewhere, Kyren Wilson picked up the Journalists’ Player of the Year award, voted for by media who cover the sport throughout the season.
In his season as the reigning world champion, the Kettering cueist won four ranking titles and firmly established himself in the number two position from the world rankings list.
Wilson emerged triumphantly in the Xi’an Grand Prix, the Northern Ireland Open, the German Masters, and the Players Championship.
In three of those events, he beat Trump in the final to etch his name onto the trophy at the expense of his closest rival.
Wilson also reached the final of the Masters at the Alexandra Palace where he was denied a second Triple Crown title by an inspired Shaun Murphy.
The 33 year-old was inducted into the WST Hall of Fame in recognition for his feat of becoming world champion in 2024.
Wilson’s 2024/25 campaign ended with a 10-9 defeat to Lei Peifan in the first round of the World Championship, where he succumbed to the dreaded Curse of the Crucible.
WST Player of the Year
2011: John Higgins
2012: Ronnie O’Sullivan
2013: Mark Selby
2014: Ronnie O’Sullivan
2015: Stuart Bingham
2016: John Higgins
2017: Mark Selby
2018: Mark Williams
2019: Judd Trump
2020: Judd Trump
2021: Judd Trump
2022: Neil Robertson
2023: Mark Allen
2024: Ronnie O’Sullivan
2025: Judd Trump
There were a few other awards handed out at the annual WST Awards, meanwhile.
Last week’s maiden world champion Zhao Xintong won Performance of the Year for his exploits in Sheffield – winning nine matches to be crowned China’s first Crucible champion.
Countryman Xiao Guodong won the Breakthrough Player of the Year award for his victory at the Wuhan Open amid a meteoric rise up the rankings list.
Zhao’s countrywoman Bai Yulu was given the Rookie of the Year award for her memorable run at the UK Championship where she reached the final round of qualifying, breaking new ground for women’s snooker on the main tour.
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