Ding, making his 19th appearance in the annual invitational tournament, edged out veteran Mark Williams 6-5 in the first round to set up a clash with Trump. The world No. 9 made a strong start with a 3-1 lead, but lost the following five frames in a row.

After a safety mistake from Luca Brecel, Kyren Wilson clears up to the final black for a 71 break that earns him the first frame. Luca Brecel has had a couple of chances to score in the first frame and has opened up a 37-point lead with seven reds left on the table.

Judd Trump reeled off five frames on the spin to defeat Ding Junhui at the Masters, coming from 3-1 behind to win 6-3.

Judd Trump cruised into the semi-finals of the Masters after beating Ding Junhui 6-3 with a brilliant display at Alexandra Palace.

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,