Trump whitewashes Selby to set up Wu semi-final
Judd Trump delivered a dominant performance at the Shenzhen Open, whitewashing Mark Selby 5‑0 to book a semi‑final clash with China’s Wu Yize. Trump’s flawless safety play and five consecutive half‑century breaks left Selby, despite creating chances in the first, third and fourth frames, unable to match the world number two’s cue‑ball control. The result sets up a high‑stakes encounter between Trump and Wu, who earned his place in the last four after a dramatic 5‑4 win over Shaun Murphy.
Wu Yize’s victory over Murphy was marked by two centuries in the final three frames, including a decisive 121 break that secured the win in a deciding frame—a repeat of their Crucible final showdown earlier in the year, which Wu also won. Murphy had shown his own scoring power with breaks of 104 and 98, but intermittent lapses and missed pots allowed Wu to level the match at 2‑2 before pulling ahead with a 94 break. After Wu missed a crucial brown in the eighth frame, Murphy briefly tied the match at 3‑3, but Wu capitalised on a mistake in the decider, compiling a 117 break to clinch the tie.
In other Shenzhen Open action, world number 45 Jimmy Robertson kept his quest for a first ranking title since 2018 alive with a 5‑3 triumph over Chris Wakelin, setting up a quarter‑final against China’s Yuan Sijun. Yuan, who had earlier dispatched Michael Holt 5‑2, displayed strong form by stringing together four consecutive frames, two of which were centuries, highlighting his rising threat in the tournament.
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