Ronnie O'Sullivan reached a record-extending 13th Masters final with a thrilling 6-3 victory over Ding Junhui.
O'Sullivan, who won a seventh UK Championship title in York last month, raced into a 4-0 lead.
Ding hit back with three in a row, including missing the final green while on a maximum 147 effort, but O'Sullivan proved too good.
There he will face 2012 champion Neil Robertson, who came from behind to beat Barry Hawkins 6-3.
Englishman Hawkins made the perfect start with breaks of 62 and 72 to go 2-0 up, but Australia's Robertson responded superbly by claiming five in a row, before taking the one he needed to advance.
Friday's early match was one of contrasting styles between a gritty and mechanical Selby and the more free-flowing Trump.
The opening two frames were long, drawn-out battles - lasting 43 and 26 minutes - which would ordinarily play into Selby's hands, but Trump kept him in check with excellent safety to pinch both.
Selby pegged him back to 2-1, but Trump took control of the contest with breaks of 81, 101, and 60 and claimed victory in a prolonged 40-minute frame.
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