a un ▁Mur phy , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁but ▁lost ▁ 6 – 1 0 ▁despite ▁having ▁led ▁ 6 – 5 ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁match . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁build ▁on ▁this ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season , ▁only ▁reaching ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Open ▁by ▁be ating ▁Joe ▁Sw ail ▁ 5 – 2 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁He ▁also ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁World ▁Championship ▁after ▁a ▁ 9 – 1 0 ▁loss ▁to ▁Sw ail ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁of ▁qual ifying , ▁despite ▁having ▁led ▁ 9 – 5 . ▁ ▁Trump ' s ▁fort unes ▁changed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season ▁when ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁ven ue ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁events . ▁At ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁he ▁benef ited ▁from ▁Gra eme ▁D ott ' s ▁withdraw al ▁before ▁defe ating ▁Joe ▁Perry ▁ 5 – 2 ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 6 , ▁despite ▁Perry ▁feeling ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁out play ed ▁Trump , ▁who ▁himself ▁admitted ▁to ▁not ▁having ▁played ▁well . ▁Then ▁came ▁the ▁biggest ▁win ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁so ▁far , ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁Ron nie ▁O ' S ull ivan ▁ 5 – 4 ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁semi - final , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁himself ▁defeated ▁ 4 – 6 ▁by ▁John ▁H igg ins . ▁He ▁beat ▁double ▁world ▁champion