In the first semi-final of the World Snooker Welsh Open, which just ended on March 6, 2022, Beijing time, Trump and Iran's Govafi fought a fierce duel. In this 6-of-11 innings, the two men competed in 11 innings to decide the winner. In the end, Trump scored 121, 70, 51 and 66 points to beat Wafi, who scored 94 and 95 points, 6-5 to reach the final of this Welsh Open. Next, he will compete with the winner between Joe Perry and Lisowski for the title of this tournament. It's also a good opportunity for Trump to compete for his first ranking title of the season.
Wafi opened fire to take a 3-1 lead over Trump
In the first half of the game between the two sides, Wafi's performance can be described as very strong. In the first set, Waffy took the lead in advancing the red ball from the far table to get on the mobile session, and then Trump made a mistake, and Waffy single-handedly shot 94 points to win the game 95-0 to take a 1-0 lead and usher in the opening red. In the second set, Wafi scored a penalty point, and Trump scored 70 points to win the set 1-1 with Wafi. In the third set, Wafi scored 16 points of error, and then Trump scored seven points. Waffi blasted 85 points and then hit the blue ball and was handed six points for scoring the powder ball, and he took a 2-1 lead with a 101-13 victory in the game. In the fourth inning, Wafi extended his advantage to two innings by winning the game 66:19 on mobile multiple times to take a 3-1 lead over Trump.
Trump returned strongly to draw 3-3 with Wafi
After the game entered the second half, Trump's form still did not improve. Entering the fifth inning, Trump scored a 34-point lead and went wrong. Waffi then scored a red ball and scored eight points, and Trump scored a red ball to choose defense. Wafi's misstep left Trump with an offensive opportunity, and Trump won the game 86-8 with 51 points to leave Waffy 2-3 behind. In the sixth set, Trump took the lead in a mistake, wafi scored a red ball and successfully won the opportunity to play, but after only 45 points, he was interrupted by a hitting error and gave up the good opportunity to Trump. Trump scored a red ball and scored 46 points before choosing to defend. After several rotations between the two sides, Trump won the set 68:58 to draw Waffi 3-3.
Trump eliminated Wafi 6-5 to advance to the final
In the seventh inning, Trump scored six runs and then Wafi scored 14 runs. The two men then took turns in the game, and this round was also the most glued game of the game between the two sides so far. After a number of starts, Wafi once again led Trump 4-3 with a 79-53 performance. In the eighth inning, Waffy scored the first red ball and made a mistake after scoring 26 points. Although Trump then had hope of rewriting the score, the mistake at the crucial moment made him miss the victory of the game. In the end, Wafi won the game 80-0 with 49 points and free throws to take a 5-3 lead over Trump to win the match point. In the ninth inning, Trump made a mistake after scoring 66 points, and then Wafi scored a one-point error. In the end, Trump won the set 86-1 to trail Wafi 4-5. In the tenth inning, Trump single-handedly scored a 121-point clean sheet to draw 5-5 with Wafi. In the eleventh set, Trump won the game 71-29 after several starts, thus eliminating Wafi 6-5 to reach the final.