Neil Robertson defeats Judd Trump to reach Champion of Champions semi-finals
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Neil Robertson defeated world number one Judd Trump 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Bolton. Robertson initially fell behind but won three consecutive frames to take a 3-1 lead. Trump leveled the match at 3-3 with two half-centuries, but Robertson won the next two frames, including a lengthy eighth frame. He will face Mark Williams in the semi-finals on Saturday. Earlier, Robertson had a break of 110 in a 4-3 win over Ali Carter. Trump had previously beaten Ding Junhui 4-0. Upcoming matches include Ronnie O'Sullivan against Xiao Guodong and Mark Selby facing Shaun Murphy.