Judd Trump surges into Masters semi-finals with victory over Ding Junhui Judd Trump cruised into the semi-finals of the Masters after beating Ding Junhui 6-3 with a brilliant display at Alexandra Palace.
Ding, who won the tournament 14 years ago, made successive breaks of 70 and 74 to open up a 2-0 lead before being punished for missing a long red in the third, with Trump compiling a 75 to reduce the deficit.
Trump maintained his momentum and a superb 125 break – the fourth-highest of the tournament – put him into the lead for the first time before he raced to victory with two more half-century breaks.
The world number one reeled off five successive frames after trailing 3-1, making breaks of 97, 125 and four more half-centuries to set up a last-four encounter with Kyren Wilson or Luca Brecel, who play later on Friday.
But Trump hit back with a score of 97 in the fifth frame and levelled the match at 3-3 with another half-century break after Ding had missed an easy red with the rest.
