Wuhan Open 2023: Judd Trump thrashes Wu Yize to reach final and set up all-English clash with Ali Carter
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Updated 14/10/2023 at 14:35 GMT
Judd Trump continued his devastating Wuhan Open form to sweep Wu Yize aside in the last four to reach the final. He beat the home player 6-1 on Saturday as the Ronnie O’Sullivan giant-killer, Lyu Haotian, saw his tournament end after a 6-2 defeat to Ali Carter in the day’s earlier action. Trump and Carter will come face-to-face in Sunday’s all-English final.
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Judd Trump made light work of Wu Yize to reach Sunday’s Wuhan Open final as Ali Carter eased past Lyu Haotian to set up an all-English affair.
Trump delivered a statement of intent to kick things off with a break of 117 in the opening frame, and from that moment, was far too strong for 20-year-old Wu to contend with.
A one-frame advantage quickly became two when Trump capitalised on a straightforward Wu error, who had taken control of the second frame, but once Trump was in he pocketed a red, blue, red pattern to turn the odds back in his favour.
It was a similar story to the previous frame in a messy start to the third when Wu’s break prematurely ended at 37 as he caught the jaw with a red aimed to the bottom-right.
Trump moved in and once more, wrapped up another frame at the expense of Wu’s lack of quality for 3-0.
The world No. 4 slammed the blue to the bottom-right pocket and then invited the pink to join it with a fine cut up from the bottom rail as he headed into the break with a four-frame lead.
Wu got on the board at the first opportunity following the interval.
Trump rattled off 24 before a surprise miss handed control to Wu, who didn’t disappoint this time as he cleaned up to close the deficit.
But it was too little too late for Wu up against an in-form player like Trump, who came up short in the remaining two frames as the Bristolian continued his bid for back-to-back titles.
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Earlier in the day, Carter beat Lyu 6-2 to book his place in Sunday’s final.
Lyu was in excellent form to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan by four frames on Friday, but he could not take that into his semi-final clash with Carter, suffering an equally as destructive defeat.
Carter flew out of the blocks and was in line for an early 147 but then missed a long red. However, that early flurry would show his intent as he wrapped up the opener without reply.
A mistake in the second frame gave Lyu an opportunity to strike back, and after some more sloppy play from Carter, the world No. 39 levelled the match following a tactical frame.
Carter restored his lead with another dominant frame following some brave, attacking snooker, but not without more clumsy play.
Lyu finally got going in the fourth frame, and after some tight back-and-forth snooker between the pair, the 25-year-old began to stretch his lead.
He had the chance to settle the frame when Carter missed a red, and with Lyu needing a high-scoring colour to level matters once more, he went for the blue but couldn’t send it down.
Carter, needing a snooker to regain control, was unlucky with a rebound on a red which left Lyu with a simple pot to equal the tie at 2-2.
Following a tight four frames, the momentum began to shift heavily in Carter’s favour after the break.
He showed intent and quality to race 3-2 ahead with a break of 96, and then after a terrible early shot from Lyu in the next frame, Carter swept him aside with another scintillating run from the Englishman as he notched his 388th career century break.
More excellence from Carter in the seventh frame began to see him pull clear of a deflated Lyu as he stretched his lead to three.
Lyu began the eighth frame well, making up 41 before a dodgy slice on the red put control of the game firmly in Carter’s hands.
But after some safe play from Carter and one last chance for Lyu to regain some control, he failed to sink the black in a shocking error which left the red hanging over the pocket for Carter.
From there, the 44-year-old never looked back as he capitalised on a Lyu mistake with some precise potting to wrap up the match.
Carter's clash with Trump in Sunday's showpiece will be his third ranking event final of 2023.
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