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.

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,

Judd Trump surges into Masters semi-finals with victory over Ding Junhui - The world number one reeled off five successive frames after trailing 3-1.

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.

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 is not sure he will ever silence his critics, but hopes he will ‘shut people up’ a bit by winning the Masters this weekend. The world number one has looked brilliant at Alexandra Palace this week and has booked his spot in the semi-final after a 6-3 win over Ding Junhui on Friday afternoon.