Yet another half-century break in this match - we have had one in every frame so far - puts Judd Trump on the brink of the semi-finals.

Ding Junhui has not potted a ball since that miss with the rest in frame six, which increasingly is looking like the pivotal moment in this match.

Judd Trump rattles in a break of 125 in double-quick time to take the lead in this quarter-final for the first time.

He gets a touch of fortune along the way, landing kindly on the black when a positional shot goes slightly wrong early in the break, but the rest of it was pure class.

It's the fourth-highest break of the tournament and it puts the world number one within two frames of a spot in the semi-finals.

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Judd Trump wins the sixth frame to level the match, but Ding Junhui will be kicking himself at the end of that one.

He does all of the hard work to create a frame-winning opportunity but then misses an easy red with the rest.

Trump replies with a 53 break and a couple of Ding fouls from a snooker later, he pots frame ball along the top cushion.

A break of 97 earns Judd Trump his second frame of the afternoon.

His frame-winning contribution begins with four exceptional pots on a red, the blue, another red and the green - and it's impeccable stuff from then on.

Only an in-off when potting the final red prevents the Alexandra Palace crowd from celebrating the first century of the match.

Shaun Murphy was left with his head in his hands in the BBC studio, despite being the first player through to the semi-finals of this year's Masters.

Murphy beat Neil Robertson in his quarter-final on Thursday, but missed out on a possible maximum break in what proved to be the final frame of the match.

"What an idiot! Anywhere but there," said the 2005 world champion, as he reflected on a poor shot on the 15th black he potted, which left him snookered on the yellow.

Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC Two

A fantastic session for Ding Junhui.

Really strong break-building and, when given the chance, he's done what he's needed to do. He'll have a wonderful interval.

From Judd's perspective, there's not lots to think about but he knows he's up against it now.

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Judd Trump is 49 points ahead in frame four when he leaves himself awkwardly close to a red and his attempted pot rattles the jaws of the corner pocket.

Ding Junhui takes full advantage, making a clearance of 72 to win the frame.

He's 3-1 up at the mid-session interval and halfway to the semi-finals.

Judd Trump shows that spending much of the first two frames in his chair has not had a negative impact on his game.

After Ding Junhui misses a long red, the world number one takes an early opportunity to split the pack and knocks in a 75 break.

That leaves Ding needing two snookers and when Trump returns to the table to pot a nice red to the middle, that puts the third frame beyond doubt.

Shaun Murphy
2005 world champion on BBC Two

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Ding's made a statement, it's a great start. He couldn't have started this match any better.

When you're playing the best player on the planet, you've got to put it up to them straight away and say 'I'm not here to be messed with'.

Ding has done that perfectly.

Ding Junhui has started this quarter-final in prime form.

The 2011 Masters champion demonstrates supreme cue-ball control during a frame-winning break of 74 to go 2-0 ahead.

Judd Trump makes a safety error early in the first frame and Ding Junhui makes an excellent break of 70 to put himself 64 points ahead with 67 remaining.

Another mistake from Trump paves the way for the 37-year-old from China to take the opener in impressive fashion.

John Parrott
1991 world champion on BBC Two

In a tournament where we've had a litany of top-class matches, here's another one. These are two very high-quality players in a brilliant setting and we're expecting fireworks.

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Judd Trump and Ding Junhui had contrasting passages through to the last eight of this year's Masters.

Ding needed a final-frame decider to get past Mark Williams in the first round, while Trump raced into a 5-0 lead against Barry Hawkins and eventually won 6-1.

Both players have won this title before - Trump was champion in 2019 and 2023, while Ding triumphed in 2011.

The semi-final line-up for the 2025 Masters will be complete by the end of play on Friday at Alexandra Palace.

Shaun Murphy and Mark Allen have already secured their spots in the last four after victories on Thursday, with the remaining two quarter-finals being played to a finish today.

Both matches are the best of 11 frames:

• 13:00 GMT: Judd Trump v Ding Junhui
• 19:00 GMT: Luca Brecel v Kyren Wilson

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Coverage of day six at the Masters is about to get under way on BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer.

You can watch every shot live by clicking the "Watch live" button at the top of this page from 13:00 GMT.

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BBC iPlayer

There is live action from every round of the 2025 Masters on BBC TV and you can watch uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport mobile app, with additional coverage on BBC Red Button.

Live coverage

13:00-16:15 - BBC Two

19:00-20:00 - BBC Two

20:00-22:00 - BBC Four

Uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport mobile app

Masters Extra

00:55-02:55 on Saturday - BBC Two

Watch the moment Shaun Murphy misses out on a maximum 147 break as he plays an "awful shot" on the 15th black during his quarter-final win against Neil Robertson at the Masters.

World champion Kyren Wilson edges past Zhang Anda 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.

Watch Luca Brecel make an "unbelievable" pot on his way to taking the opening frame against Chris Wakelin in round one of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.

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