Judd Trump rallied from a 3-1 deficit to defeat Ding Junhui 6-3 in the Masters quarter-finals, booking his place in the semi-finals. Trump displayed his characteristic break-building prowess, scoring five frames in a row after the interval to overcome Ding's early lead.
World number one Judd Trump won five successive frames after the interval to beat China's Ding Junhui 6-3 in their Masters quarter-final at Alexandra Palace . A flurry of brilliant break-building from the Englishman meant Ding, who had opened a 3-1 lead, only managed 39 more points in the rest of the match. The key moment came in the sixth frame when Ding, leading 3-2, did all the hard work to create a frame-winning opportunity but missed an easy red with the rest to the corner pocket.
Trump, 35, capitalised to level the match and surged clear to set up a semi-final against either Kyren Wilson or Luca Brecel on Saturday. The quarter-final between Ding and Trump was a match of high quality in terms of scoring, with seven of the nine frames containing a break of 70 or above. Ding, the 2011 Masters champion, began in style with well-made contributions of 70 and 74 to take a 2-0 lead. Left-hander Trump responded with a 75 to reduce the deficit but, when the two-time Masters winner missed an awkward red to the corner in frame four, Ding capitalised with a 72 clearance. A 97 break brought Trump back within one frame at 3-2 and he knocked in a half-century following Ding's error in frame six, after which the world number nine failed to pot another ball in the match
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