In the second semi-final of the 2022 Snooker Turkish Masters, the world's No. 3 Trump faced Sean Murphy, who was ranked No. 10 in the world, and in the end, Trump defeated Murphy 6-2 to reach the final.
Both are world champions and Grand Slam players, as well as members of the "80 Five Tigers"! Trump's poor record this season, the fact that he hasn't won a ranking tournament this season is more or less a surprise, and in attack, Trump doesn't seem to be so sharp. In contrast, Murphy's state is actually not too good, and he has not won the ranking championship for a long time. The two have played each other in 34 previous encounters, and Trump has a clear advantage in his career of 22 wins and 12 losses. It is worth mentioning that the number of ranking champions of the two, before turkey, was: Murphy 9, Trump 22.
At the beginning of the game, Trump went down first, Murphy quickly adjusted two consecutive sets, 2-1 to achieve a rebound, but after this, Murphy began to collapse, lost five consecutive sets, suffered from Trump's five consecutive whips, Murphy collapsed 2-6 out, lost more miserably.
After the game, Trump was also excited, facing the audience, he shook his fists in celebration.
In an earlier semi-final, Matthew Sert defeated Ding Junhui 6-5 and advanced to the final first. In this way, the final match is out: Trump vs. Sert.
Murphy's exit in this way is really a bit unexpected, and from another aspect, Trump played well, and he entered the final is also deserved. This time, he will be on the verge of his 23rd ranking title, and although Sert also has good strength, he is still more optimistic about Trump.