’s record for prize money won in a single season and could surpass the Rocket’s tally as early as this week.
Masters and UK Championship.
Open as well, along with a string of other deep runs.
After his win over Barry Hawkins in the opening round of the Masters this week, Trump has guaranteed himself £1,260,200 in prize money this campaign.
O’Sullivan won five titles last season and set a new record for prize money pocketed in a single campaign at £1,265,500.
Trump can surpass that with just one more win, which could come against Ding Junhui in the Masters quarter-final on Friday afternoon.
The world number one will certainly soar past it over the rest of the season, with the potential to dwarf that tally with big events to come.
Trump’s three titles this season have come in big-money events, landing £210,000 at the Shanghai Masters, £500,000 at the new ranking event in Saudi Arabia and £250,000 at the UK Championship.
There are plenty of big events still to play, including this week’s Masters which has a top prize of £350,000 for the first time this year.
The World Grand Prix also has vastly boosted prize money this season as it moves to Hong Kong for the first time.
The top prize at the Kai Tak Sports Park in March is £180,000, up from last season’s £100,000.
The Saudi Arabia Masters has been dubbed the ‘fourth major’ since its addition to the calendar this season, and thanks to landing that title in Riyadh and the UK Championship in York, Trump is on course for a new Grand Slam.
‘If I was to reach the semis or the final [of the Masters] I think there would be something in the back of my mind,’ he said ahead of his Alexandra Palace campaign.
‘To win all four of those tournaments would be absolutely incredible.’
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