World number one Judd Trump made the ninth 147 break of his career on the way to a 5-2 win against Ng On-yee at the Xi’an Grand Prix in China.
The maximum was his first since 2022 and came in the fifth frame of the 2019 men’s world champion’s victory against the three-time women’s world champion.
“It’s been a while. A lot of other people have been making 147s and making it look easy,” said England’s Trump. “I feel it was about time I made one.
“It was special to make one in China, the atmosphere was very good out there.”
There have been 12 maximums so far this season – the record is 15, recorded in the 2024-25 season.
“It’s a little bit surprising everyone has been making them,” added Trump.
“I think the standard of play has just improved. Everybody seems to want to make maximums now.”
