The International Championship takes place in Daqing, Heilongjiang province. China's Ding Junhui was seeking more success on home soil, after victory at the Shanghai Masters last month. And a victory over Judd Trump in the semi-finals of the event, would see move a step closer to that feat.

Ding would be on form in the early part -- grabbing the first two frames. He would not allow Trump any opportunity to get to the table.

Taking a 6-nothing lead.

The Juddernaut would start to find a groove getting a break of 81.Winning the seventh frame. He would rattle off a couple more to close the gap to 7-3.

And eventually pulls to within 7-4.

In the 12th Trump falters on this red -- and that opens the door for Ding. The Chinese not giving his opponent another chance.

Finished with a run of 134 break and putting Trump on the brink of elimination. Trump led in that phase, but cannot get the black ball to fall -- and again giving his opponent a chance.

The Chinese went on a run of 72 win the frame and the match 9-4. Ding faces the winner between Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham in the final.