Better from Neil Robertson as he clips a red into the right middle. He then misses a long brown into the bottom right, however, and it's Robertson 8-5 Shaun Murphy in this frame.

Shaun Murphy styles it with a humdinger of a pot - a long red drilled into the right corner to get up and running in this frame. Nothing on after the cue ball rebounds into the reds and up steps Neil Robertson.

BBC cameras zoom in on a couple of spectators showing their love for Steve Davis with t-shirts sporting the words "We love the Nugget". "At least somebody does" quips Dennis Taylor, prompting chuckles from the crowd listening in on their earpieces.

Shaun Murphy fails to sink a long red into the corner pocket, much to the relief of Neil Robertson. This frame is five minutes old and nothing down yet.

Robbie Malcolm: Absolutely flying @Magician147 awesome cueing

Alan hardie: Shaun Murphy playing fully automatic snooker

Warren: 3-0 to the Magician then. Looks like the next frame is massive for Neil Robertson - he needs to win it

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Ken Doherty
Former world champion on BBC TV

"Shaun Murphy looks very, very confident. The fourth frame is a big one for Neil Robertson."

Neil Robertson steps up to break in frame four. He needs to get off the mark here, otherwise Shaun Murphy is going to be difficult to catch.

There it is, Shaun Murphy clears up and its a break of 127. Stunning stuff. I thought this was going to be tight, maybe not?

Dennis Taylor
BBC Sport snooker commentator

"Shaun Murphy looks like a man on a mission here. What a start!"

This is brilliant snooker from Shaun Murphy. The confidence is absolutely flowing as he cuts a red into the middle right pocket. Could be some heavy scoring now as he sets about surpassing the century mark and taking frame three.

Ken Doherty
Former world champion on BBC TV

"Everything going into the centre of the pocket for Shaun Murphy. The crisp sound as the ball hits the leather."

A red into the middle pocket sends the white up to baulk. Shaun Murphy does not like this, but recovers well by drilling the green into the left middle, 51 so far in this break and he shows no sign of stopping.

Shaun Murphy gets the first red down and he is on the pink, drains it in the far corner. Red, pink, red, pink at the moment as Murphy builds this break.

Jurgen Gruson: What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Great stuff this!

Paul Barker: The Magician is weaving his magic. Come on Shaun.

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John Parrott
Former world champion on BBC TV

"Shaun Murphy has worked on a lot of things but he changed his technique and he has been given some different routines to improve on his concentration."

Shaun Murphy's mum picked this tournament to be the first one she saw her son play live. So far, it is looking a good choice. Perfect start for Murphy as we enter the third frame.

Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC TV

"Both these players have looked untouchable this week, that can't continue. Every day is different and Shaun Murphy has made a good start."

Not taken in one chance but still enough for Shaun Murphy. He takes the second frame, a fair old tactical battle, and now leads 2-0...

An attempted snooker does not quite come off for Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy is 19 ahead with 13 points remaining.

Ric Jangle: Murphy seems much more decisive...he said as much in last night's interview

Pie PAFC Face: Do you think that Neil Robertson is looking very shaky in these early frames?