Judd Trump's life in Hong Kong – figure skater TV host girlfriend and Ronnie O’Sullivan loophole

Snooker prima and erstwhile satellite champion Judd Trump has decided to determination distant from his autochthonal Bristol and volition basal himself successful some Dubai and Hong Kong for the foreseeable future

Former satellite champion Judd Trump has waved goodbye to the UK this period arsenic he's acceptable to divided his clip betwixt surviving successful Hong Kong and Dubai.

The Ace In The Pack has emerged arsenic 1 of snooker's starring modern lights and sits firmly atop the World Snooker Tour's world rankings. However, the Bristol-born potter has present opted for a alteration of scenery.

World No. 1 Trump announced successful January that he has taken up residency in Hong Kong, wherever helium would unrecorded with figure skater and TV big woman Maisy Ma.

Though helium won't beryllium permanently based successful the erstwhile British colony, splitting his time with different spot wherever helium has gained residency, Dubai, the 35-year-old inactive speaks highly of the country that evidently holds a spot successful his heart.

Ronnie O'Sullivan loophole

Near the extremity of 2024, it was announced that different of snooker's greats, Ronnie O'Sullivan, would go a Hong Kong resident, citing the administrative region's debased income tax. The Rocket passed done a circumstantial migrant strategy to summation residency, and successful January, Trump was confirmed arsenic having done the same.

The brace reportedly gained residency done a 'quality migrant admittance scheme' and Trump has been incredibly complimentary to the portion and his reasons for wanting to walk his clip there.

"Everything really," stated Trump erstwhile asked what enticed him to Hong Kong. "The food, the environment, the buildings, everything determination is truthful special. In the mediate of everything it is the hustle and bustle, past you thrust 15 minutes and you person the beaches, you person the weather. It is specified a bully place.

"The archetypal fewer times I went there, possibly I didn't realise rather however overmuch it had to offer. It is truthful bully for maine to beryllium capable to person that base. Without each of these tournaments successful China – and astir apt without Ding [Junhui] having each the occurrence helium has had – I wouldn't beryllium capable to person that opportunity."

Figure skating girlfriend

Another crushed for the 35-year-old to beryllium spending truthful overmuch clip successful the country is besides apt to person been influenced by his existent partner. Trump's woman Ma, 25, is an accomplished fig skater and has besides dabbled successful TV hosting duties erstwhile disconnected of the ice.

Ma has implicit 180,000 followers connected societal media level Instagram, and is based successful Hong Kong – whom she has represented internationally.

This fame has been lauded by Trump, who told Metro: "She [Ma] is utilized to being successful the limelight herself, she inactive does TV work. It's a bully equilibrium due to the fact that she knows what I'm going through, I deliberation that helps arsenic well."

Dubai base

However, Hong Kong won't beryllium the lone spot Trump calls home. He is besides reportedly mounting up store successful the Persian Gulf, wherever he'll beryllium based distant from his woman successful Hong Kong.

"My main basal volition beryllium successful Dubai, but my woman lives successful Hong Kong," Trump admitted. "I person residence successful some Dubai and Hong Kong, truthful I'll beryllium divided betwixt them depending connected wherever the tournaments are.

"It's precise different, wholly antithetic from what I'm utilized to. I'm utilized to my aged beingness of conscionable going to signifier and past sitting astatine location each night, each day.

"Now there's a batch much opportunities to bash antithetic things. It's a much outdoorsy lifestyle, surviving successful those antithetic places, a batch much clip aft snooker to walk successful the sun, oregon spell to the formation oregon whatever. It's a spot amended and much inspiring than being successful the miserable upwind for months."

Speaking aft his unsuccessful bid astatine the Masters earlier successful January – which helium was knocked retired of by reigning satellite champion Kyren Wilson – Trump opened up astir however his beingness has changed for the amended erstwhile surviving extracurricular the UK.

"Last twelvemonth oregon 18 months ago, I wouldn't person expected this, but my beingness has truly changed for the better," admitted Trump. "I americium capable to bask myself a spot much disconnected the table.

"It is bully to beryllium surviving successful a warmer clime and being capable to acquisition that and the antithetic cultures and worldly similar that. I americium successful a bully spot disconnected the array and that is wherefore I americium capable to person the consistency that I person implicit the past 5 oregon six years."