Judd Trump blows chance of 147 but still cruises through to semi-finals

Trump will play Barry Hawkins in the English Open semis.

Judd Trump blew his chance of a 147 but still cruised through to the semi-finals of the English Open in Manchester.

Trump missed a simple red when he sat on 96 in the third frame of his last-eight clash with former world champion John Higgins.

We looked all set for the second 147 of the week until @judd147t missed on 96! A brilliant break. He leads 2-1 https://t.co/8kIAXt8gm8

— WST (@WeAreWST) October 14, 2016

But the 27-year-old, who whitewashed Mark Williams on Thursday night, was in dominant form once again as he eased to a 5-1 win.

Starting with a break of 120 in the opening frame, Trump was pulled back before taking four frames in a row to go through.

What a start from @judd147t! A break of 120 gives him the opening frame against John Higgins. @Eurosport_UK @QuestTV https://t.co/VR80GfDl4A

— WST (@WeAreWST) October 14, 2016

In the semi-finals Trump will play Barry Hawkins who won the last three frames of the match to beat Ricky Walden 5-2.