Trump sweeps Robertson 10-4 to reach Tour final
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- Judd Trump defeated Neil Robertson 10-4 in the Tour Championship semi-final in Manchester, building a commanding 7-1 lead in the afternoon session before finishing the job in the evening.
- Trump opened with breaks of 87, 94, and 113, racking up 294 unanswered points across the first three frames to set the tone.
- Robertson, a two-time former winner, briefly rallied to 7-3 after the resumption, but Trump responded with runs of 87 and 75 to move 9-3 ahead and close out the match.
- Trump told 5Action he "has been struggling with my tip for the whole tournament," crediting Robertson's dip in form rather than his own play for the margin.
- Trump will face either world champion Zhao Xintong or reigning champion John Higgins in Sunday's 13:00 BST final — his first appearance in a Tour Championship final.
- The Tour Championship is the final elite-level event before the World Championship begins in Sheffield on 18 April.
Why it matters: Trump reaches his first Tour Championship final and, with the World Championship starting 18 April in Sheffield, a dominant display — even while battling a faulty tip — signals he arrives at the Crucible as the form player. Robertson, a two-time winner of this event, was dispatched in just two sessions, underscoring the gap in current form between the world number one and the rest of the elite field.
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