Trump whitewashes Selby to set up Wu semi-final

Judd Trump whitewashed Mark Selby at the Shenzhen Open to secure a semi-final meeting with Wu Yize, who progressed after a thrilling victory over Shaun Murphy.Trump notched five successive half-centuries against fellow Englishman Selby, but it was his composed safety play which helped him seal a 5-0 scoreline.Selby had his chances in the first, third and fourth frames but was unable to compete with the world number two's cue-ball control.World champion Wu made two centuries in the last three frames to edge a 5-4 victory over Murphy in a repeat of this year's Crucible final, which the Chinese player also won in a deciding frame.Murphy had breaks of 104 and 98, but these came in between frames where he fluffed straightforward pots, allowing Wu to go into the interval on level terms.The 44-year-old Englishman went 3-2 up thanks to a break of 68, only for Wu to produce impressive breaks of his own - 94 and 121 - to get his nose in front.In an error-strewn eighth frame, Murphy was able to draw level after Wu missed a crucial brown, but the 22-year-old capitalised on a mistake in the decider with a break of 117.Elsewhere, world number 45 Jimmy Robertson claimed a 5-3 win over Chris Wakelin to keep alive his hopes of a first ranking title since 2018.He will next face China's Yuan Sijun, who rattled off four frames in a row, including two centuries, as he fought back to claim a 5-2 win over Michael Holt.