Judd Trump set to headline Hong Kong exhibition event as world No. 1 gears up for new snooker season alongside Jack Lisowski and Zhang Anda
By Desmond Kane
Published 09/06/2025 at 08:48 GMT+1
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Judd Trump is set to entertain snooker fans in his adopted home city of Hong Kong this week when the world No. 1 headlines a two-day exhibition event at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Tuesday and Wednesday. Jack Lisowski, Zhang Anda, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Chen Qien are also taking part as preparations continue for the start of the new 2025/26 season in Leicester later this month.
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World No. 1 Judd Trump and close friend Jack Lisowski are set to gear up for the start of the new snooker season by competing in an exhibition event in Hong Kong this week.
The two-day tournament will be staged by the Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Tuesday and Wednesday with former International Championship winner Zhang Anda, Thai speed merchant Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and young Chinese player Chen Qien also taking part.
Trump has moved from England to live in Hong Kong with fellow world champions Ronnie O'Sullivan and Neil Robertson also accepting invites to live in the city under the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme.
"This is somewhere that I lived nearly for a year already," said Trump in December after confirming his move to Hong Kong to be with his girlfriend Maisy Ma, a former figure skater.
"And I’m very grateful now that people that maybe didn’t know or understand can see how serious and happy I am to be able to spend so much time there.
"So it’s perfect for me."
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The event is being promoted in Hong Kong with Trump and Lisowski pictured on double-decker buses in the city.
Hong Kong staged its first major ranking event since the 1989 Hong Kong Open in March with Robertson whitewashing Stuart Bingham 10-0 in the final of the World Grand Prix at the new Kai Tak Arena.
2010 world champion Robertson announced plans to move to Hong Kong over the weekend.
"This is not only a significant moment for me personally, but also an honour for our entire family," said world No. 8 Robertson on Weibo, the social media platform in China.
"Hong Kong has always been my blessed land. I have achieved many great successes here and have forged a deep friendship with this city."
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The new 2025/26 snooker season is set to get underway in Leicester later this month, with the qualifiers for the Wuhan Open being held at Leicester's Mattioli Arena.
The opening round of the ranking event, won last season by Xiao Guodong, will take place between June 22-24 before the ranking event version of the Championship League is held at the same venue between June 30 and July 23.
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