Darts ace Luke Humphries would probably have been watching on with a smirk as Shaun Murphy completed a 147-break during Saturday’s Masters action at Alexandra Palace. Murphy became just the sixth snooker player in the history of the competition to secure a maximum, with the 42-year-old dubbing it a “dream come true”.

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

Allen, one of only four players to have previously achieved the feat at the Masters since its inception in 1975 along with Kirk Stevens, Ding Junhui (twice) and Marco Fu, shook Murphy by the hand and offered his congratulations. The Northern Irishman had led 2-0 before Murphy hit back with four frames in a row, eventually winning 6-3.

Kyren Wilson is keeping things light between himself and his Masters final opponent Shaun Murphy as the pair prepare for a showdown at Alexandra Palace on Sunday.

The 50th Masters reaches its conclusion on Sunday. James Cooper is on hand to assess the upcoming action and recommends one bet.

THE MASTERS final is taking place between Kyren Wilson and Shun Murphy at Alexandra Palace TODAY! Murphy became the first man to secure his spot in the blockbuster £350,000 match after he beat

Shaun Murphy reached his third Masters final with a 6-3 win over Mark Allen, hitting a maximum break on his way to victory.

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.

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

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

Shaun Murphy hits maximum 147 break in Masters semi-final - Murphy confidently knocked in the colours off their spots to write history at the Masters