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On the afternoon of March 31st, Beijing time, the 2017 Snooker China Open reached the quarterfinals. In the two matches held that afternoon, the favorite to win, Judd Trump, was upset as he lost 3-5 to Hussein Al-Wafi, who performed exceptionally well by scoring two breaks of 50+ and two breaks over 100 points. Mark Williams, known as the \"Golden Left Hand,\" easily advanced to the semifinals with a 5-1 victory over Sean Murphy, and he now has a chance to become the four-time champion of this tournament. In excellent form lately and having just achieved a perfect score, Trump played in the afternoon session against Iran’s Hussein Vafaei, who is currently ranked 76th in the world. The two have faced each other twice in major ranking events, once in the qualifying rounds for the Championship in 2016 and once in the fourth round of the Wales Open this year; Trump has a 100% record against him. He also defeated his opponent on two occasions in the Six Red World Championships in 2012 and 2013. This encounter marks the second time the two have met this year. Another match held simultaneously but ending earlier was between Murphy and Williams; the two former world champions did not produce many impressive moments during the game. Murphy won the first frame with a score of 56, but failed to score well thereafter, while Williams won the match in five frames straight, though her highest score in any single frame was 52, achieved in the final frame. In the semifinals, Williams will compete with Wafi, who defeated Trump, for a spot in the final*.