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Snooker star Judd Trump says he 'wouldn't get out of bed' for a breakaway tour with the 2019 world champion valuing the sport's 'history and heritage'.
There has been speculation some of the sport's biggest names could be tempted to leave the present World Snooker Tour [WST] and play in a more lucrative series of exhibitions.
But Trump, 34, who beat Tom Ford 13-7 to reach the Crucible quarter-finals on Saturday, said he'd already rejected offers to quit the WST.
'A few people tried to contact me and I couldn't be bothered,' he said.
'It was a few months ago. These people came to my brother and he said, "Do you want to listen?" and I was like, "No, just [tell them to] go away."
Judd Trump says he has no interest in joining any breakaway snooker tour to play exhibitions
2019 World champion Trump, 34, is one of the most popular players on the snooker circuit
Barry Hearn, the president of Matchroom Sport, has taken the tour to new countries
'I'm very happy where I am. I need something with history, heritage; I need something to play for.
'I wouldn't get out of bed for an exhibition kind of series. I want the biggest challenges.
'I look forward to playing in more different places and hopefully World Snooker can take us to new territories.'
The WST has recently taken an event to Saudi Arabia for the first time and an event in Qatar is scheduled for the first half of
