Shaun Murphy compiles only the sixth 147 maximum break in the history of the Masters, in his semi-final against Mark Allen.

Maximum man Shaun Murphy sets up Masters final with Kyren Wilson - The pair won 6-3 in their respective semi-finals against Mark Allen and Judd Trump.

Shaun Murphy completed a 147 break in his Masters semifinal against Mark Allen at Alexandra Palace on Saturday.

Shaun Murphy crafted a magnificent 147 break as he came from behind to beat Mark Allen 6-3 and secure his place in the Masters final at Alexandra Palace.

Shaun Murphy hit only the sixth 147 in the history of snooker’s Masters tournament as he extended his lead over semi-final opponent Mark Allen in style. Murphy potted 15 reds and 15 blacks before clearing up the colours,

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.

Shaun Murphy crafted a magnificent 147 break as he came from behind to beat Mark Allen 6-3 and secure his place in the Masters final at Alexandra Palace.

Some more solid scoring and safety play from the Northern Irishmanextended his lead before Murphy won the third framewith a break of 66. A long red helped set Murphy, the 2015 champion, on his way to a run of 83 as he levelled the match at 2-2 at the mid-session interval.

Shaun Murphy crafted a magnificent 147 break as he came from behind to lead his Masters semi-final 4-2 against Mark Allen at Alexandra Palace.

Shaun Murphy compiles only the sixth 147 maximum break in the history of the Masters, in his semi-final against Mark Allen.

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.