Judd Trump lost the Shanghai final in 2012, 2015 and 2017 before winning the tournament in 2024. World number one Judd Trump will now aim for his second Shanghai Masters title after beating world champion Wu Yize 10-6 to reach this year's final.
Wu, 22, took an early lead in his homeland and went on to make three century breaks at the first major event of the 2026-27 season.
But Trump recovered from a slow start to lead 4-2 and the 2019 world champion did enough to stay in front, compiling two century breaks of his own.
The 36-year-old Englishman will now play in his fifth Shanghai final, having claimed his first win in 2024.
He will face either Kyren Wilson or Zhao Xintong in Sunday's best-of-21 decider, with the second semi-final taking place on Saturday.
It is always good to start quickly in Shanghai
Even though this isn't a ranking event, it fills you with confidence as you are against the best in the world.
It will be a great game between Kyren and Xintong. It should be an exciting final whoever I face. It has been a good tournament so far, but you need to get over that line.
