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Coverage of the afternoon session has now finished on BBC Two, but you'll be able to watch the concluding session of the final on the same channel from 19:00 GMT.

And we'll be back with you right here for more live text coverage then - see you later!

Ese Agboaye: Shaun Murphy's action at the end of that frame was "controversial", but if you're not having fun, then what's the point? Am I making sense?

What you reckon, folks? Thumbs up for entertaining and fun, thumbs down for disrespectful...

Ken Doherty
1997 world champion on BBC Two

But this match is not over yet, don't get carried away.

That last bit of showmanship from Shaun, although it's great for the crowd, Kyren will absolutely be livid.

You don't want to give your opponent any ammunition to get him going. And that will - so it will be interesting to see how Kyren comes out tonight.

So, then, Shaun Murphy will take a 6-2 advantage into tonight's Masters final second session.

Read a report of how he did so here.

Ken Doherty
1997 world champion on BBC Two

It's just been a comedy of errors from Kyren for some reason today.

He was imperious last night against Judd Trump but there have been a few uncharacteristic misses - simple shots, not really difficult ones.

It's the easy ones that are costing him and Shaun has gone from strength to strength, he's played really well.

John Parrott
1991 world champion on BBC Two

It's the scoreline Shaun deserves, he's been the better player by a long chalk this afternoon - 6-2 is absolutely fair.

His opponent has had limited opportunities, I'll give you that, but he's also looked a bit flat.

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A 116 break to finish proceedings for the afternoon.

It could have been 123 but Shaun Murphy plays to the crowd, stroking the white around the cushions and moving the black ball with his hand over the corner pocket.

That gets a big cheer! Obviously it's a foul, but that doesn't matter a bit.

What a session of snooker from the 42-year-old 2005 world champion.

They'll resume again at 19:00 GMT.

Another century for Murphypublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time

15:40 GMT

Wilson 2-5 Murphy

A second century to finish the session? Yep. Superb from Shaun Murphy.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

A dominant performance by Shaun Murphy. His positional success is at 96%, which just shows you the command he's had on the cue ball when he's got in.

He's just not looked like making a mistake and looked totally focused.

There have been times in Shaun's career when you see him, he's looking around the arena and he doesn't look fully into the match. But you can just see [that focus] in his facial expression all week.

An excellent cannon into the pack opens things up further and Shaun Murphy's break is up to 50 with six reds left on the table. Just a couple more needed for 6-2.

Whoever wins tonight, they'll be partying in the streets of the east of England.

Kyren Wilson hails from Kettering and Shaun Murphy grew up in nearby Irthlingborough.

Wilson coined it the 'Battle of Northamptonshire' upon reaching the final - and right now it's a battle being won by the Magician.

Wow. Wilson butchers what looked a nailed-on plant, badly. Next chance to Murphy then.

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Kyren Wilson takes on a medium-risk red to the green corner. Misses.

Shaun Murphy takes on a large-risk red down the side cushion. Misses.

First real chance to the Warrior, then, in this key final frame of this afternoon session.

John Parrott
1991 world champion on BBC Two

Murphy's cueing is absolutely exemplary. He hits the ball as sweetly as anybody.

It's right that he is going to finish the session in front, he's definitely been the dominant player this afternoon.

If Kyren gets out two frames behind, he will consider it a right result.

Sophie: Murphy absolutely deserves to win this, fabulous snooker this week.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

A big frame coming up for Kyren Wilson.

[Coming back from] 6-2 behind would be a tough ask against someone playing as well as this.

At 5-3 he'd be right back in it.

Dennis Taylor
1985 world champion on BBC Two

Shaun Murphy makes it look so easy when he's playing like this.

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Century for the Magicianpublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time

15:22 GMT

Wilson 2-5 Murphy

Indeed, he can.

A superb 134 total clearance from Shaun Murphy, capped by a wonderful exhibition dead-weight double on the final black.

The Alexandra Palace crowd whoops in delight at the showmanship.

Frame-ball black goes in - just about, off the jaw - despite difficult bridging over a red.

Now, can the Magician conjure up the final's first century?

The Magician has been really rewarded for a couple of very aggressive shots there, scattering the reds in successive pots.

And now he's in prime position, the break up to 50 and everything out in the open waiting to be deposited.