Trump beats world champion Wu to reach Shanghai final
Judd Trump beat world champion Wu Yize 10-6 to reach the Shanghai Masters final, where he will seek a second title. The result puts the world number one into his fifth Shanghai final and continues his strong start to the 2026-27 snooker season.
Wu, playing in China, began well and made three century breaks, but Trump recovered to lead 4-2 and maintained control with two centuries of his own. Trump, who won the event for the first time in 2024 after three previous final defeats, will face either Kyren Wilson or Zhao Xintong in Sunday’s best-of-21 final.
- Trump beat Wu 10-6 in Shanghai
- He reaches his fifth Shanghai final
- Wilson or Zhao awaits in Sunday’s decider
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The Shanghai Masters is a major snooker tournament held in China, where matches are played over several frames. A century break is a single visit in which a player scores at least 100 points.
Judd Trump is an English player and the current world number one. Wu Yize is a Chinese player who holds the world championship, one of snooker’s biggest titles. Their meeting brought together two leading players, with Wu competing in front of a home crowd.
The tournament final is played over up to 21 frames, so the first player to win 11 frames takes the title. Trump won the Shanghai Masters in 2024 and has previously reached several finals there, making the event a significant part of his record.