Shaun Murphy hits superb 147 in Masters semi-final win over Mark Allen

Former world champion makes maximum at Ally Pally
Break is sixth 147 in history of Masters tournament

Shaun Murphy crafted a magnificent 147 break as he came from behind to win his Masters semi-final 6-3 against Mark Allen at Alexandra Palace. After a nervous start from both players, each missing routine reds into the bottom corner, it was Allen, tournament winner in 2018, who built a couple of solid breaks that proved enough to take the opening frame.

Some more solid scoring and safety play from the Northern Irishmanextended his lead before Murphy won the third framewith a break of 66. A long red helped set Murphy, the 2015 champion, on his way to a run of 83 as he levelled the match at 2-2 at the mid-session interval.

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