A much-needed bit of table time for Shaun Murphy, who scores 66 unanswered points to take the third frame.

Shaun Murphy has not settled yet and is finding it tough going against Mark Allen who is doing a job on the Englishman.

The Northern Irishman extends his lead and is dominating the match so far with his safety play.

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Both players have decent early chances to get among the balls before Mark Allen seizes control of the frame.

The Northern Irishman can't get the job done at one visit but wraps up the first frame after knocking in a thin long red.

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Good afternoon. It is semi-final Saturday and three former winners of the Masters and the reigning world champion make up our Fab Four.

First up is Mark Allen v Shaun Murphy.

Murphy has the superior head-to-head record with 15 wins to Allen's nine and the Englishman has also won six out of their eight semi-final meetings.

However, they have not faced each other for almost three years and since then the Northern Irishman has modified his game, improved tactically and reaped the rewards, with five ranking titles and a couple of others coming his way.

Watch as Kyren Wilson pulls off "the shot of the match" in his Masters quarter-final against Luca Brecel.

World number one Judd Trump will play world champion Kyren Wilson in the last four of the Masters after beating Ding Junhui.

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There is live action from every round of the 2025 Masters on BBC TV and you can watch uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport mobile app, with additional coverage on BBC Red Button.

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13:15-16:30 - BBC One

19:00-22:00 - BBC TwoUninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport mobile app

Masters Extra

00:00-02:00 on Sunday - BBC Two

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