Snooker star Judd Trump dating glamorous figure skater and TV host Maisy Ma as he opens up on new life in Hong Kong

JUDD TRUMP is dating glamorous figure skater and TV host Maisy Ma.

The snooker star, 35, has quit the UK to live abroad despite having recently built a brand new house in Bristol.

It comes as his relationship with Hong Kong-based skater Maisy – who presented at the Olympic Games – continues to blossom.

Maisy, 24, has nearly 180,000 followers on Instagram and frequently shares content on her social media channels.

None of that has been with Trump – but the 2019 world champion has now confirmed his plans not to return to the UK as he begins a new life.

The world No.1 said: “My travel plans are maybe a little bit different now than they were in the past 34 years.

“There has been a lot of time spent in Hong Kong and Dubai.

“I’m happy travelling around the world, spending as little time in the UK as possible at the moment. Because I don’t really enjoy it as much there anymore.

“While I’m still reasonably young, I’m trying to make sure I have a good time off the table as well.

“I think it’s easier knowing that I don’t have the old 20-hour journey home. That helps me.”

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List of all-time Snooker World Champions

BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.

The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.

The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.

Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.

Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each.

• 1969 – John Spencer
• 1970 – Ray Reardon
• 1971 – John Spencer
• 1972 – Alex Higgins
• 1973 – Ray Reardon (2)
• 1974 – Ray Reardon (3)
• 1975 – Ray Reardon (4)
• 1976 – Ray Reardon (5)
• 1977 – John Spencer (2)
• 1978 – Ray Reardon (6)
• 1979 – Terry Griffiths
• 1980 – Cliff Thorburn
• 1981 – Steve Davis
• 1982 – Alex Higgins (2)
• 1983 – Steve Davis (2)
• 1984 – Steve Davis (3)
• 1985 – Dennis Taylor
• 1986 – Joe Johnson
• 1987 – Steve Davis (4)
• 1988 – Steve Davis (5)
• 1989 – Steve Davis (6)
• 1990 – Stephen Hendry
• 1991 – John Parrott
• 1992 – Stephen Hendry (2)
• 1993 – Stephen Hendry (3)
• 1994 – Stephen Hendry (4)
• 1995 – Stephen Hendry (5)
• 1996 – Stephen Hendry (6)
• 1997 – Ken Doherty
• 1998 – John Higgins
• 1999 – Stephen Hendry (7)
• 2000 – Mark Williams
• 2001 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 2002 – Peter Ebdon
• 2003 – Mark Williams (2)
• 2004 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
• 2005 – Shaun Murphy
• 2006 – Graeme Dott
• 2007 – John Higgins (2)
• 2008 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
• 2009 – John Higgins (3)
• 2010 – Neil Robertson
• 2011 – John Higgins (4)
• 2012 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
• 2013 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)
• 2014 – Mark Selby
• 2015 – Stuart Bingham
• 2016 – Mark Selby (2)
• 2017 – Mark Selby (3)
• 2018 – Mark Williams (3)
• 2019 – Judd Trump
• 2020 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)
• 2021 – Mark Selby (4)
• 2022 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)
• 2023 – Luca Brecel
• 2024 – Kyren Wilson

Most World Titles (modern era)

• 7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
• 4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby
• 3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams
• 2 – Alex Higgins

Girlfriend Maisy describes herself foremost as a sportsperson on social media and has won numerous medals in skating.

Her presenting career is also taking off.

This year she has presented at horse racing events, done a corporate gig for Mercedes and also worked at the Olympics in Paris.

She also loves to travel, having posted pics from Egypt, Greece and the Middle East.

Trump expanded on his plans to leave the UK, saying: “I think I will be based in the Middle East now rather than in the UK. I don’t feel like you have to play in the UK anymore full-time. I really don’t.

“My mum misses me – I’m not sure about my dad! At least he gets to watch me on the TV. They will always be at the big events in the UK.

“It’s nice to go back and see them. While I’m playing well, I have to knuckle down and do what is best.

“Spending a lot of time in Asia before events is probably best for my snooker at the moment.

“It’s definitely beneficial to be away from the UK. Now I’m coming up with the UK Championship and the Masters, then probably not.

“But for the first half of the season the events are probably nowhere as big as the rest of the world.

“Maybe it’s time for some of the players to get up and leave and give their all to snooker. There are a lot bigger events worldwide now.

“I enjoy my snooker while I’m in warm weather around the world rather than at home.”

Trump will be heading back to Heathrow a lot sooner than he would have liked this week after losing 6-4 to Xu Si in the last 16 of the International Championship in Nanjing.

Next week it is the Champion of Champions in Bolton and then the last Triple Crown tournament of the year, the UK Championship in York.