On July 20, the semi-final of the 2024 Snooker Shanghai Masters saw Trump take on O’Sullivan. The semi-final was a 19-frame match played over two stages, with the first stage consisting of 9 frames and the second stage continuing until a winner emerged.
The early part of the match saw both players struggling to find their rhythm, with O’Sullivan making several offensive errors and Trump committing a rookie-level foul by potting the cue ball after it had followed the target ball into the pocket. Trump then emerged from his slump first, taking the opening two frames.
O’Sullivan briefly regained form to win the third frame, but what followed was a display by Trump, who rattled off three consecutive century breaks, bringing the score to an impressive 5-1. The seventh and eighth frames unfolded similarly, with Trump capitalizing on O’Sullivan’s mistakes to seal victory in one shot, extending his lead to a staggering 7-1.
In the final frame of the first stage, O’Sullivan made a long-range shot to start his turn at the table but missed the black ball. Trump then compiled a break of 91 before making an error that ended his turn, but he secured the frame to end the first stage with an overwhelming 8-1 lead.
In the second stage, although O’Sullivan won two frames in succession, Trump responded with breaks of 110 and 67, ultimately defeating O’Sullivan 10-3 on aggregate.
Trump’s opponent in the final will be Murphy, who defeated Selby 10-8.
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