Shaun Murphy will play Gary Wilson on Thursday in the last eight after taking a nervy ninth frame.

Shaun Murphy stops the rot with a superb century break.

The Englishman, who won the Masters a decade ago, is now one frame away from victory.

Another frame on the board for Gary Wilson. He has cut out some of the earlier mistakes and now this match is in the balance.

A break of 92 brings Gary Wilson back to within two frames of Shaun Murphy. Is the comeback on?

Just what Gary Wilson needed. The world number 16 rattles in a century break in seven minutes to reduce his arrears.

Shaun Murphy has all the momentum in this match and takes a commanding lead into the mid-session interval.

Gary Wilson could have won at least two of the frames so far if not three but is now in big trouble on his first visit to Alexandra Palace.

Gary Wilson has not really settled yet and Shaun Murphy takes the third frame with another half-century break.

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Gary Wilson must be kicking himself he breaks down on 62, missing a fairly routine red to the corner with the rest and Shaun Murphy clears up with a 69 to pinch the frame on the black.

A few errors from both players in the opening frame which Shaun Murphy takes fairly easily in the end.

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Another cracking first round match is about to get under way between Shaun Murphy and Gary Wilson.

You can watch that by using the watch live button at the top of this page or by tuning into BBC Four.

Earlier today, Neil Robertson stunned John Higgins, external by coming from 5-1 down to win 6-5 on his way into the quarter-finals.

Neil Robertson was not even in this tournament a couple of days back. Now he is in the quarter-finals.

Remarkable.

A final frame decider it is. Neil Robertson knocks in an 80. John Higgins has not scored a point in three of the previous four frames.

Neil Robertson knocks in a superb break of 118. He has found his touch and looks like he fancies this now. John Higgins just can't get going.

Neil Robertson is back to 5-3 and playing beautifully. John Higgins looks like he could be struggling to get over the line again.

Neil Robertson keeps this match going with a break of 63 after John Higgins misses an absolute sitter to the right middle.

Could he reprise his performance from the final of the 2022 Tour Championship, when he came from 9-4 down to win 10-9 against Higgins?

John Higgins pulls further clear with breaks of 54 and 66. The four-time world champion is going through the gears and now just a frame away from victory.

Neil Robertson uncharacteristically misses a blue to the top right corner and John Higgins hoovers up another frame with a superb break of 86.

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The 2018 Masters champion on BBC Two

Neil Robertson looked sharp in the first frame but John Higgins has been very, very good from one nil down. He froze Neil out there.

John Higgins heads into the mid-session interval with a two-frame advantage. A break of 59 gives him a strong position in the frame and he gets over the line when Neil Robertson misses a red to the right middle.

Vintage stuff from John Higgins who compiles a break of 78 to move ahead after knocking in a red long from the break.