Ahead of this event, Trump was questioned about his interactions with O’Sullivan in Dubai and whether they would be training together, given their shared facilities.
Trump hinted to Metro: “There are two private rooms. I normally go in earlier, I think Ronnie goes in a little bit after when I’m there so I don’t really see him very often. Me and Ronnie are all in the same place, it’s a very nice practice facility, very nice to be there.
“We’ve had a lot of practice down the years when I was younger, we practised together quite a few times so there’s no reason why not. I’m sure at some point if we’re both in there or we both need to really sharpen ourselves up, I think there’s no reason why we wouldn’t.”
When asked if he spends any time with O’Sullivan socially, Trump responded: “No, I think I’ve seen him once in Dubai maybe, if that. I don’t think I’ve even seen him in the time I’ve been there.
“I get up a lot different now from the UK. I used to go in [to practice] maybe half ten, eleven. In Dubai I’m in half eight, nine, practice for three hours or whatever. I’m out by twelve or one o’clock so I have the rest of the day to myself.”
O’Sullivan concurs with Trump about the quality of these practice tables. He said: “It’s probably one of the best practice facilities I’ve ever had. Great, great setup there. And the people there are amazing. I really like it, to be honest, it’s just made life a lot more simple, straightforward.
“For work, obviously, I’m working a lot that way anyway, so I don’t suffer really with jet lag and my flights are cut down in half. So, yeah, all around, it’s just makes life so much easier.
“The dogs are there, all set up with a house, all the furniture just moved out, so everything’s all done. We’ve sold up virtually everything I had in the UK, so, yeah, nothing left there now for me, really.”
