Trump beats Wakelin to reach Wuhan Open semi-final



Judd Trump pinched a tight deciding frame as he came from behind to beat fellow Englishman Chris Wakelin and reach the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open.

Wakelin, who beat Chinese home favourite Ding Junhui in the previous round, continued his impressive form to establish a 2-0 lead, helped by a break of 97 in the first frame.

Trump edged the third but Wakelin closed out the fourth to hold a 3-1 lead, before the defending champion made 54 and 58 in the next two frames to level.

Wakelin regained the lead in the following frame but Trump clinched victory by taking the next two for a thrilling 5-4 win, snatching the close-fought decider on the colours.

"It was frustrating at times and especially in that last frame, where it looked like he was going to fluke a couple of balls and end up winning," said Trump.

"In the end, I took my chance and played a really good shot on the brown to knock the pink out.

"You are just relying on your opponent to miss [in those situations]. He did that in the last frame. There was a bit of pressure out there and he took his eye off the brown looking for an angle to get the pink out."

Earlier, England's Shaun Murphy fell to a 5-1 defeat against China's Xiao Guodong.

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