28-04-2015, 22:13
Day 11 - The morning session:
Judd Trump roared into a 6-0 lead over Ding Junhui with some clinical breakbuilding and excellent safety play.
The man from China was struggling to get much table time and even when he did get in first he broke down and Trump cleared up. Salvation came in the last two frames as Ding bravely clinched them both to trail 6-2 going into the evening session.
Shaun Murphy looked in ominous touch to lead 3-1 against Anthony McGill. However when the Scot won a tactical exchange in frame 5 the match turned as he surged into a 4-3 lead with some fine breaks. Under pressure Murphy held himself together to square matters at 4-4 before the evening resumption of play.
The Afternoon:
Ronnie O'Sullivan started off his quarter final against Stuart Bingham in glorious fashion compiling a flawless 116 break.
Bingham was not to be deterred though and toughed it out to emerge with a 5-3 lead as O'Sullivan rather lost his way after that.
Barry Hawkins made an impressive start against the in form Aussie Neil Robertson. Despite trailing 3-1 to a Robertson break surge the Englishman was not put off and reeled off a series of frame winning breaks himself to rattle off 4 frames in a row and win the session 5-3.
The Evening:
Judd Trump continued his relentless march towards the semi finals starting and finishing the session with a century break with some other frame winning contributions in between.
Ding Junhui was powerless to stop the Bristolian as he converted a 6-2 lead into 12-4 overnight.
Just one frame required for victory.
Shaun Murphy saw his attempt to break away from Anthony McGill thwarted as the canny Scot demonstrated impeccable patience and shot selection in the first mini session to stifle Murphy's attacking game. At the interval it was 6-6.
Murphy found an extra gear after the break to forge into a 9-6 lead but McGill crucially took the concluding frame of the day with an 86 break to only trail by 2 frames at 7-9 down.
Judd Trump roared into a 6-0 lead over Ding Junhui with some clinical breakbuilding and excellent safety play.
The man from China was struggling to get much table time and even when he did get in first he broke down and Trump cleared up. Salvation came in the last two frames as Ding bravely clinched them both to trail 6-2 going into the evening session.
Shaun Murphy looked in ominous touch to lead 3-1 against Anthony McGill. However when the Scot won a tactical exchange in frame 5 the match turned as he surged into a 4-3 lead with some fine breaks. Under pressure Murphy held himself together to square matters at 4-4 before the evening resumption of play.
The Afternoon:
Ronnie O'Sullivan started off his quarter final against Stuart Bingham in glorious fashion compiling a flawless 116 break.
Bingham was not to be deterred though and toughed it out to emerge with a 5-3 lead as O'Sullivan rather lost his way after that.
Barry Hawkins made an impressive start against the in form Aussie Neil Robertson. Despite trailing 3-1 to a Robertson break surge the Englishman was not put off and reeled off a series of frame winning breaks himself to rattle off 4 frames in a row and win the session 5-3.
The Evening:
Judd Trump continued his relentless march towards the semi finals starting and finishing the session with a century break with some other frame winning contributions in between.
Ding Junhui was powerless to stop the Bristolian as he converted a 6-2 lead into 12-4 overnight.
Just one frame required for victory.
Shaun Murphy saw his attempt to break away from Anthony McGill thwarted as the canny Scot demonstrated impeccable patience and shot selection in the first mini session to stifle Murphy's attacking game. At the interval it was 6-6.
Murphy found an extra gear after the break to forge into a 9-6 lead but McGill crucially took the concluding frame of the day with an 86 break to only trail by 2 frames at 7-9 down.