sport of snooker has utilised a worldrankings system since 1975, used to seed players on the WorldSnooker Tour for tournaments. Originally rankings were
official rankings, with points awarded in the current season overwriting those from two years prior. JuddTrump began the season as the world number one
February 1986) is a Northern Irish professional snooker player from Antrim. After winning the World Amateur Championship in 2004, he turned professional
trophy, and a place in the 2024 Champion of Champions invitational event. JuddTrump was the defending champion, having defeated Zhang Anda 9–7 in the 2023