Barry Hawkins Stuart Bingham Shaun Murphy Judd Trump Alexandra Palace county Day Snooker Sport Hawkins semi-finals Barry Hawkins Stuart Bingham Shaun Murphy Judd Trump Alexandra Palace county Day

Trump squeezes past Hawkins to reach Masters semi-finals

rte.ie

Judd Trump escaped from the jaws of defeat to beat Barry Hawkins and book his place in the semi-final of the Masters.The 2019 champion trailed Hawkins 5-4 in their best-of-11 last-eight encounter at Alexandra Palace.But Trump, who earlier matched the highest break of the week with a 143, delivered a clearance of 107 in the 10th frame to set up a decider.Hawkins was first to get among the balls, but Trump required just one opportunity to take a tense finale with a break of 81, securing his sixth semi-final spot.The 33-year-old will face either Shaun Murphy or Stuart Bingham for a place in Sunday's final."It was a tremendous atmosphere, and certainly up there with the top three I have ever played in or experienced," said Trump, who came back from 5-3 down to beat Ryan Day in his opening match earlier this week."I felt in control at the end, as if I knew I was going to clear up.

I made some good breaks from 4-3 down."I had to hang in there at the start when I was struggling, but towards the end I felt that if I could get my hand on the table I was going to score heavily."It’s a nice feeling to win another close one.

Related News
The Dutch manager, in his first season at Old Trafford, will lead his team out at Wembley on February 26 against Newcastle after Wednesday's 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest wrapped up a 5-0 aggregate semi-final triumph.
AS Roma suffered a shock exit from the Coppa Italia on Wednesday in a 2-1 defeat to visitors Cremonese, who survived a late onslaught to claim a spot in the semi-finals.
NEWCASTLE, United Kingdom: Newcastle reached the League Cup final for the first time in 47 years as Sean Longstaff’s double inspired a 2-1 win against Southampton in Tuesday’s semifinal second leg at jubilant St. James’ Park. Longstaff’s first-half strikes ensured Eddie Howe’s side finished the job after winning 1-0 in the first leg last week.
NEWCASTLE, England : Newcastle United booked their place in a first major final in 24 years by overcoming Southampton 2-1 at home on Tuesday in their League Cup semi-final second leg to seal a 3-1 victory on aggregate.
Novak Djokovic overcame a troubled build-up and a nervy first set to defeat Tommy Paul and reach his 10th Australian Open final.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.