Defending champion Judd Trump reached his fifth UK Championship final with a comfortable 6-3 victory over Neil Robertson in York.
The result means Trump, who has won the title twice, is now just one match away from maintaining his proud record of winning at least one trophy every year since 2013.
Just like their epic final in 2020, which was won 10-9 by Australia’s Robertson, there was little to choose between the players in a see-saw opening.
Trump knocked in two half-centuries, while Robertson compiled a wonderful break of 114, then took a remarkable and protracted fifth frame on the black to lead 3-2.
However, from that point the world number one took control as Robertson – who was playfully booed by fans as he walked out for mimicking cricket shots in reference to England’s toils in the Ashes – made a series of uncharacteristic errors.
Trump capitalised with three half-centuries and then reeled off his fourth consecutive frame with a 53 to book his place in Sunday’s showpiece match against either Mark Selby or Shaun Murphy (13:00 GMT).
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