Nov 15,2024
Neil Robertson reached the Champions of Champions semi-finals after beating Judd Trump 6-4 in Bolton.
The Australian will play Welshman Mark Williams in the last four.
Trump made the breakthrough in style with a neat 69 break, but Robertson replied in a strong fashion, reeling off the next three frames with breaks of 90, 84 and 59.
Back came Trump in the fifth to cut the deficit with an impressive 70 break and he was on level terms at 3-3 when he edged Robertson out by 12 points.
Robertson regained the advantage and went two frames in front, coming out on top after a mammoth 56-minute frame to put himself one away from victory.
But Trump grabbed the next to prolong the contest, only for Robertson to steal the match with a five-point win in the 10th frame.
Trump had earlier beaten Ding Junhui 4-0 as Robertson saw off Ali Carter 4-3.