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,

Mark Selby jokingly threatened to whack Mark Allen with his snooker cue during his Masters defeat against The Pistol. Selby suffered some horrendous misfortune as he fell to a 6-2 loss in the quarter-final.

Mark Selby produces a superb display to thrash Ali Carter 6-1 and advance to the last eight of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.

Mark Selby wasn’t impressed with the table at Alexandra Palace on Thursday, saying there is no excuse for the ‘quite poor’ conditions. The four-time world champion was beaten 6-2 by Mark Allen in the quarter-finals in a game which felt a lot closer than the scoreline suggests.

Mark Allen admitted he got the rub of the green but was nonetheless delighted to overcome Mark Selby and reach the Semi-Finals of the Masters at the Alexandra Palace.

Mark Selby opened up about his mental health struggles ahead of his quarter-final showdown with Mark Allen at The Masters. The three-time champion booked his place in the last-eight of the tournament after thrashing Ali Carter 6-1 in his opening match.

Mark Selby was in a jovial mood after reaching the Masters quarter-finals but instead of discussing his 6-1 win over Ali Carter, he decided to take aim at Shaun Murphy

Mark Allen is expecting a serious challenge against Mark Selby at the Masters on Thursday night, but is well aware of his impressive record against the four-time world champion.

The quarter-finals of the Masters begin in earnest on Wednesday. First up, Neil Robertson takes on Shaun Murphy from 13:00.