Freddie Hunt: What has happened to the world #1? Robertson looking a shadow of himself. Murphy punishing Robertson's uncharacteristic errors

Mark: Murphy's in beast mode! Best form of his life!

Raj: Always been a fan of Shaun Murphy. On form, very very good. Lacks consistency though. Steamrolling today.

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The Thunder from Down Under has a face like thunder at the moment. That glimmer of hope Neil Robertson had from the sixth frame has been snatched away by a methodical display from Shaun Murphy in the seventh. Into the eighth and final frame of this session.

Can Neil Robertson come back from this? The stats don't make clever reading for him so far.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC TV

"It was a wake up call for Shaun losing the sixth frame. He is back focussed and that is what has impressed me about Murphy, being able to win frames in one visit."

No return visit for Neil Robertson as Shaun Murphy takes the frame with one left in this session. 6-2 is the best Robertson can hope for now.

BBC Sport's Shamoon Hafez: "Having lost the sixth frame in this final, it brought to an end Shaun Murphy's 11-frame winning streak in the competition. The Magician won six-in-a-row against Mark Allen last night, and the first five today."

Shaun Murphy sees off a superb long red into the bottom left pocket and sets himself up nicely for a colour. He sets about building up his break and Murphy looks on course to claim this frame.

Shaun Murphy drops a red into the bottom right, he was hoping to get the cannon to put him on for the black but instead he is left with nothing. He plays a safety up to baulk.

John Parrott
Former world champion on BBC TV

"A brilliant break from Neil Robertson. We can all play when the sun is shining, but what can you produce when the black cloud is hanging over you? Everyone wants to see a close match being played and that is that start of it."

Neil Robertson gets himself on the scoreboard and saves himself the ignominy of a whitewash. Shaun Murphy nods the concession after a break of 80 from Robertson. That will do the Australian the world of good.

BBC Sport's Shamoon Hafez: "The only whitewash there has ever been at the Masters was in 1988, when BBC Sport pundit Steve Davis trounced a sorry Mike Hallett 9-0 at the Wembley Conference Centre."

A sign of just how below par Neil Robertson has been - he's on 35 at the moment, his highest break in six frames. He looks on course to go well beyond that though.

Neil Robertson gobbles up an easy red presented to him by Shaun Murphy. His pot success rate of 75% is well below what is needed, but can he put that right in this frame? A break of 25 so far...

Mary O'Connell: Can't believe Neil Robertson is so far behind. Wonder if he felt all he had to do was beat Ronnie.

Sajan Shah: Murphy is steam rolling Robertson....both players mental strengths will be tested these next 3 frames

Zaynab: Shaun Murphy must have dinner plans...

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John Parrott
Former world champion on BBC TV

"I think Neil Robertson has run his race. World number one against Ronnie O'Sullivan was a massive game, and he put everything into that."

Three more frames to play this afternoon. Can Neil Robertson claw himself back into this? Sixth frame is under way.

Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC TV

"Neil Robertson looks like he is in his shell. He had a chance early on in the frame to go into the pack of reds but played a conservative shot. He came unstuck. Shaun Murphy had a chance to do the same and careered into the pack."

Steve: Robertson was 5-1 down to Selby in the 2013 UK and won 10-7. Not a foregone conclusion yet.

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Shaun Murphy needs to develop the two reds in the middle of the table to give him a chance of clinching the fifth...

And he does so to make it five out of five after his toughest battle yet.

Superb stuff from Shaun Murphy as he screws the cue ball off the right-hand cushion after potting a red and it loosens up two reds. Good chance now to take this frame.