Judd Trump admits the work behind the scenes he has seen other players do has opened his eyes to the attitude he needs to adapt.

Trump is in a rich vein of form with a Northern Ireland semi-final to look forward to, facing Eden Sharav for a place in Sunday’s final.

But the seasons haven’t always been as straightforward for the 29-year-old.

A lack of practice time has perhaps proved a hindrance, still yet to win a Triple Crown event, but Trump has adopted a new policy which seems to be paying off.

“I used to put in three or four hours of practice in a day, that seemed to be enough for me,” he said.

“But I’ve looked around at what other people have been doing and I’ve now upped it to five or six.

“Seeing Jack (Lisowski) practicing a lot, I now practice the same if not more than he does, you’re guessing what other people do.

Trump overcame Ryan Day 5-3 in the quarter-finals.

He added: “I did well, particularly in the last couple of frames, he probably should have gone 4-3 in front but I made a good clearance.

“I used to practice a lot with him and we know each other’s games inside out – he was one of the best players I used to play against, he’s always a tough game.”

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