Mark Allen has tried to play down his feud with Shaun Murphy ahead of a crunch meeting between the pair at the Masters. The two rivals will go head-to-head at the semi-final stage at Alexander Palace, having both looked in assured form this week.

Shaun Murphy makes 147 to help seal win over Mark Allen and reach Masters final - Murphy, who had missed a maximum chance earlier in the tournament, completed only the sixth perfect break in the history of the Masters.

Shaun Murphy hailed one of the greatest moments of his career after he produced a maximum 147 break in his Masters semi final win over Mark Allen. The former world champion came close to achieving the feat in the previous round against Neil Robertson but managed to snooker himself behind the blue attempting to get up to the yellow.

Follow Eurosport's live coverage of the semi-finals of the Masters as first Mark Allen plays Shaun Murphy then Judd Trump faces Kyren Wilson.

We've reached the final four stage of the Masters and there is a grudge match to start off with Mark Allen taking on Shaun Murphy. Both players are chasing the title for the second time, but there is added spice to the occasion with the two former friends now seemingly at odds with each other.

MARK Allen is out of the Johnstone’s Paint Masters after losing his semi-final against Shaun Murphy on Saturday afternoon. The Antrim man had taken a 2-0 lead, but Murphy took charge from there to win 6-3,

Mark Allen battled his way into the semi-finals of the Masters after a 6-2 win over Mark Selby on Thursday night. It finished an impressive scoreline in Allen’s favour but the match did not feel one-sided,