Trump defence halted by Wu in English Open quarters
Judd Trump won last year's English Open
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Defending champion Judd Trump suffered a surprising defeat at the English Open as he lost his quarter-final 5-3 to Wu Yize.
China's world number 40 Wu started off with a break of 108 but fell behind 2-1 to England's Trump, who tops the rankings.
However, Wu won four of the next five frames to become the first player to reach the Brentwood semi-finals.
Trump, with 998 career centuries, will have to wait for the chance to become the third player in history to reach 1,000 - after Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2019 and John Higgins this week.
Wu will face India's Ishpreet Singh Chadha in the last four after he overcame England's Mark Selby to reach his first ranking semi-final.
Selby fought back from 4-1 down to level the match with a 131 break. The deciding frame became a cat-and-mouse affair before Singh Chadha sunk a brilliant red and cleared up for the win.
Englishman Chris Wakelin is also into the semi-finals after a 5-2 win over Northern Ireland's Mark Allen.
He will take on Australian Neil Robertson, who beat fellow left-hander Barry Hawkins 5-1.