World number one Judd Trump beat fellow Englishman Shaun Murphy in a final-frame decider to secure a 10-9 victory and reach the Tour Championship semi-finals.
Murphy won the first two frames with breaks of 72 and 59 but what followed was a gruelling, tight encounter in Manchester, with neither being able to pull clear once Trump made it 2-2 with a stunning 140 clearance.
Murphy managed breaks of 132 and 71, but the first session ended 4-4 after Trump won a scrappy frame decided by late errors from his opponent.
Leading 8-7, Murphy missed the black and gave Trump the chance to get back into it as he cleared 90.
Trump then cleared 137 to take the lead after his opponent failed to pot an early red, but he failed to seal the match at the first time of asking as Murphy grabbed the 18th frame with a break of 96.
Trump made mistakes in the 19th frame but was not punished for them as he booked his place in the semi-finals, which take place on Friday.
In Wednesday’s other quarter-finals, England’s Chris Wakelin trails Zhao Xintong 5-3 and Australia’s Neil Robertson leads Englishman Barry Hawkins 5-3, with both concluding on Thursday.
Also on Thursday, England’s Mark Selby plays Scotland’s John Higgins for a place in the semi-finals.
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