Mark Allen and Shaun Murphy meet in the semi-finals of the Masters on Saturday after a ‘difference of opinion ’ has left the former good mates ‘not as close as we once were.’ Both players have looked good at Alexandra Palace this week, with Murphy beating Gary Wilson and Neil Robertson and Allen downing Si Jiahui and Mark Selby.

Shaun Murphy makes 147 to help seal win over Mark Allen and reach Masters final - Murphy, who had missed a maximum chance earlier in the tournament, completed only the sixth perfect break in the history of the Masters.

Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen has no complaints after he was beaten in the semi-final of the Masters by Shaun Murphy at Alexandra Palace.

Mark Allen battled his way into the semi-finals of the Masters after a 6-2 win over Mark Selby on Thursday night. It finished an impressive scoreline in Allen’s favour but the match did not feel one-sided, with a string of close and long frames.

Mark Selby jokingly threatened to whack Mark Allen with his snooker cue during his Masters defeat against The Pistol. Selby suffered some horrendous misfortune as he fell to a 6-2 loss in the quarter-final.

Shaun Murphy reached his third Masters final with a 6-3 win over Mark Allen, hitting a maximum break on his way to victory.

THE Masters continues with two epic semi-finals on a super Saturday – with Shaun Murphy vs Mark Allen ON NOW. Murphy comes into the game in fine form, having blown away Neil Robertson, while