Judd Trump mentioned he was “very relieved” to beat Neil Robertson 5-3 within the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open.
England’s Trump opened up a 4-1 lead earlier than two-time Welsh Open winner Robertson lowered the deficit to 4-3.
However the Australian missed a easy black within the subsequent body and Trump capitalised to succeed in the semi-finals.
World quantity three Trump, who was runner-up in 2017, will face Iranian Hossein Vafaei, whereas Jack Lisowski will play Joe Perry within the different semi.
“I am very relieved as a result of I believe if it had gone 4-4 he would have been a robust favorite,” mentioned Trump.
“Crucially for me, I used to be capable of take that final probability and recover from the road. I am very pleased to nonetheless be in with an opportunity to win the occasion” mentioned Trump.
Robertson, who’s an enormous cricket fan, heard the information about his fellow countryman Shane Warne’s demise shortly earlier than he arrived on the venue and mentioned it badly affected him.
“I am completely devastated,” he mentioned. “You solely have to have a look at my efficiency.”
In the meantime, Lisowski staged an outstanding comeback from 4-2 right down to beat fellow Englishman Ali Carter 5-4.
Carter made breaks of 86 and 53 to maneuver inside one body of victory however the 2009 champion didn’t pot a ball once more within the match.
Lisowski gained the decider with a glowing break of 135 and took a step nearer to a primary rating title.
“It was an important consequence for me. I used to be in a little bit of hassle and I knew I needed to be targeted. If I used to be to win the event it could be superb,” he mentioned.
In an all-English quarter-final, Perry gained 5-2 towards Ricky Walden who had overcome Ronnie O’Sullivan within the final 16, whereas within the different sport, Vafaei beat China’s Zhang Anda 5-4.
Day 5 quarter-final outcomes:
Jack Lisowski 5-4 Ali Carter
Judd Trump 5-3 Neil Robertson
Joe Perry 5-2 Ricky Walden
Hossein Vafaei 5-4 Zhang Anda
Day six semi-finals (all occasions GMT)
13:00 – Judd Trump v Hossein Vafaei
19:00 – Jack Lisowski v Joe Perry
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