Snooker news - Joe Perry sets up Anthony Hamilton clash in final four after Tian Pengfei victory
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ByEurosport
Updated 05/10/2018 at 20:17 GMT
Joe Perry will face Anthony Hamilton in the semi-finals of the European Masters after he survived an epic to beat Tian Pengfei 4-3.
Snooker : the end of Perry's win against Wilson
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Perry took control of the match as he won the opening two frames before Tian responded with three of his own in a row.
That run includes four half-century breaks, with two coming in frame three.
Perry forced the match to a tight decider which went on for some time as the reds bunched near the corner.
Perry thought he had escaped on a couple of occasions but he was unable to get the balls he needed until a couple of errors from Tian let him in.
In the earlier game of the day Hamilton faced off against Jack Lisowski after both players finished their third round matches late on Thursday evening.
The tiredness showed with neither player able to make a half-century break until the final frame.
Up until that point the pair had exchanged frames and it was Hamilton who triumphed in the decider.
In the first of the late games Jimmy Robertson produced an excellent performance to upset Mark Allen 4-2.
Robertson knocked in a joint-tournament high break of 135 in response to Allen's 98 in the second frame.
Allen fought hard but he was unable to prevent Robertson from progressing to his first ranking semi-final.
European Masters Quarter-Final Results
Anthony Hamilton 4-3 Jack Lisowski
Joe Perry 4-3 Tian Pengfei
Jimmy Robertson 4-2 Mark Allen
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