Stuart Bingham will take on Judd Trump for the Coral Welsh Open title after a magnificent display saw him whitewash Robert Milkins and waltz his way into the final.

The world No.2 had not hit his peak in Cardiff, but top form well and truly came to the fore in Saturday evening’s last-four tussle, starting in dominating fashion with a break of 127.

Yet having led 4-0 and almost being pegged back against Stuart Carrington last time out, Bingham ensured history was not to repeat itself thanks to breaks of 67, 71, 61 and 101 to secure his second Coral Welsh Open final.

That last outing four years ago saw him lose out to Stephen Maguire in Newport, but despite not lifting any trophy since his World Championship title in 2015, the Basildon potter insists there is no point to prove to those watching on.

“I just kept my focus, kept my foot on the pedal and I punished him straight away in that fifth frame so I’m over the moon to get through," he said.

“You are always going to have haters, everyone has their own opinions about your capabilities, but it’s about getting on with that job in hand and hopefully I can be that person lifting the trophy.

“If Judd can play like he has and I can do the same then it will be a good final. Sometimes it doesn’t live up to the anticipation, but hopefully we can put on a great show for everyone.

“Four years ago was a great final, but we’ve got a new Ray Reardon trophy this year and hopefully I can be the first person to pick that up.”

Despite a plethora of shocks in the competition, the final will see two of the world’s top four players taking to the baize, with world No.2 Trump easing his way past Scott Donaldson 6-3.

This was the Scot’s first visit to the last four, given a far from easy welcome as efforts of 131 and 55 saw Trump ease his way to a 3-0 lead.

But while visits of 75 and 74 kept Donaldson in contention, the 22-year-old was left with two much to do as the Bristol cueman made his second Coral Home Nations Series final of the season, finishing runner-up in the inaugural Coral English Open to Liang Wenbo in the autumn.

“It was always important for me to get a good start, put him under some pressure, but Scott seemed to enjoy the middle part of the match,” said Trump.

“It’s going to be up there with the UK and World finals – it hasn’t come up too much in the UK so to be playing there with all the support will be a special buzz, you have to cherish it every time it comes.

“It’s nice to be involved a lot more, I’m getting to a lot more semi-finals so that consistency is there in my game. I’ve never won two ranking events in the same season so it would be excellent to do that.”

The Welsh Open was LIVE on Eurosport 1 and Quest, featuring daily studio analysis from Ronnie O'Sullivan, Jimmy White and Neal Foulds.